Haussegger Interiors

Renovation and extension of an existing Edwardian house. This project resulted in a warm functional home, maximising the space of the site and bringing this 1910 home into contemporary living.

Photographer: Fraser Marsden

A new Sports and Wellbeing Centre for Korowa Anglican Girls’ School, Glen Iris. Bringing together a range of sports, wellbeing and drama facilities, this new building is designed to enhance student engagement with these activities. The design maintains strong connections to other parts of the campus and focuses on creating spaces that are welcoming and inclusive. The use of durable natural materials and naturally comfortable spaces, were designed to foster growth and development.

A new café and outdoor terrace are positioned to create a strong and vibrant link between the new building and main school. New sporting facilities include a 25m indoor pool, gymnasium, pilates and PMP studios, sports hall and rooftop court, along with complementary teaching spaces. A multipurpose rehearsal and performance studio, dance studios, and a dedicated wellbeing centre are also accommodated within the building.

Architects: Sally Draper Architects and Mitsuori Architects

Photographer: Trevor Mein

This project was a refurbishment of a 2 storey apartment built in 1970. The design achieves a light, open space through the use of neutral colours, subtle textures, and feature lighting. New furniture was selected to suit the open plan space of the living and dining zones. A new kitchen was designed to maximise space and light and create a functional, comfortable residence.

A new three level building accommodates new Learning studios, a Resource Centre, Science Laboratory and Visual Arts Centre. The architectural response was sensitive to the historic and religious context of the school and features sunken courtyards and north facing voids to create open, light filled spaces. The interiors palette and design reflect the architecture with generally warm neutral colours and timbers, with a bright colour to signify each learning program space.

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer: Trevor Mein

The new Junior School is a redevelopment of existing campus buildings into a unified three level learning hub. The architectural design of a new double height link assisted in creating a cohesive campus, bringing the formerly disparate built elements together with a strong sense of connection for all staff and students.

The new campus accommodates learning studios, reception, staff offices and common room, and a double height gathering space with a kitchen that opens on to a landscaped courtyard.

The learning spaces are comfortable environments with agile and adaptable spaces. Each year level is accommodated in their own learning zone identifiable by colour; learning spaces are partially open, with shared communal spaces, breakout spaces and window reading nooks. The use of timber and a neutral palette creates calm spaces to encourage group and independent learning.

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer: Trevor Mein

The refurbishment and extension of the existing Junior Campus building. The Morris Hall refurbishment provides 5 no. Learning Nodes for team teaching of 2 no. classes per Node for Years Prep to 4. The Learning Nodes are open plan and allow for reconfiguration and flexibility but also provide smaller, quieter withdrawal zones for smaller group research, digital work and self directed learning. Staff work zones are located centrally to the Learning Nodes. 

The new Junior Campus also provides a new Science and Sustainability Centre, Multipurpose space, Library, Music room, studio and practice rooms and new Visual Art space. 

The architectural design is sympathetic with the original design of the existing building whilst optimising natural light, orientation and external views. 

The interior design aims to create warm, calm, comfortable spaces using natural materials and warm neutral and light colours. Highlight colours are used throughout the Learning Precinct to inspire abstract and self directed thought, whilst creating unique Learning Nodes of differing highlight colours, with students being involved in the colour selection process.

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer: Trevor Mein

The new space for the Senior School Staff was designed to create a place for refreshment, relaxation, and refuge; and support social and work interaction. 

The generally open plan space is zoned with different types of furniture to support various activities.  Bench tables and bar stools to the kitchen provide touch down areas for quick catch ups and coffee, while the communal table provides a zone for group work and meetings.  Central modular lounges provide for a casual, buzzy zone for lunch, tea, work, and various discussions.  All furniture is moveable to accommodate different functions such as professional development events and staff meetings.

The material palette is neutral with timber features for warmth and texture and a yellow highlight for an injection of colour.  Multiple tea/coffee points were installed in the kitchen to accommodate the large volume of staff (up to 230) during busy times such as recess.  A printing and utility space and amenities are also provided.  A photo mural of the school provides historical context for the new social space.  

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer:  Fraser Marsden

This project was a refurbishment of the reception and administration areas. The goal was to create an open, light space through the inclusion of light timbers and warm textures to create a warm welcoming area.

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer:  Fraser Marsden

The Senior Study Centre was designed to house Year 11 and 12 study and lunch spaces, teaching staff, and careers resources.  Removing existing walls to link the Year 11 and 12 spaces, the new Study Centre is a place for adaptive and collaborative study and promotes interaction between year levels.

The kitchen and lunch area accommodates homeroom assemblies, lunch and small group meetings. The use of banquette seating creates an open space with flexible tables and soft seating for reconfiguration.  The kitchen bench and bar stools provide touch down areas for quick lunch and recess.

The flexible group study zone is anchored by central communal tables with adjacent quiet study spaces that can be opened up for larger group meetings or enclosed for individual research. 

A collaborative enclave, writing benches and the careers resources room add further functionality to the reimagined Senior Study Centre.  

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer:  Fraser Marsden

A landmark community building linked to the Williamstown Town Hall, the new library provides a modern, flexible environment for the Hobson’s Bay community.  The new building accommodates diverse community needs, from young children, teens, to community groups, and individual study. The majority of the building is open and flexible, allowing for reconfigurable zones and changing collections.  Whilst the east spine accommodates spaces such as the playful children’s library, casual reading lounges and family history room to provide quieter environments for various types of learning and research.  

A café is located to the library’s north connecting to the Bath Place retail zone and creating a reading lounge where people can relax with a coffee and a book.

The library’s interior has a feeling of openness, light and space due to the double height ceiling within the main reading room and the polycarbonate and glass façade to the west, which allows natural light to permeate through the space.  Natural materials and neutral colours were selected to create a sense of calm and simplicity.  

Architects: Sally Draper Architects and Mitsuori Architects

Photographer:  Trevor Mein

A new library fitout to the former Convent dormitory for PCW Melbourne (now St Mary’s College).  The design explores a dynamic use of the space whilst maintaining a sympathetic approach to the ordered and formal design of the Convent building.  

Furniture is modular, and reconfigurable to maintain flexibility for all spaces, exploring the use of furniture and layouts that work in dual purposes.  This informal approach to furniture enables collaborative work, and promotes activity based learning, teaching, reading and writing.  

The triangle found in the geometry of the bay window of the former nun’s dormitory space, was introduced as a motif which is integrated into the design through feature carpet, furniture and signage.  The symbolism of the triangle resonates with the vision of the new library space - ascension, creativity, harmony, and direction.

Photographer:  Michael Laurie

The refurbishment of the café was designed to create an aspirational social space.  The existing finishes were stripped back; exposing concrete columns, beams and floor to create a robust, industrial environment.  A reconfiguration of the kitchen equipment and storage was undertaken to improve student ingress and egress to the café kitchen for queueing and ordering at busy lunch and recess times.  

Timber partitions were designed to accommodate equipment and add warmth to the materials palette. Likewise, acoustic ceiling panels were installed for sound absorption and their visual textural quality.  

Varying types of furniture including bar tables and bar stools were introduced to support small to large student groups for recess and lunch, along with the capacity for accommodating professional development sessions for staff. Informal seating to the TV zone creates a relaxed environment and transparency through to the other areas.

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer:  Fraser Marsden

Refurbishment and extension of the existing brick Edwardian house ‘Kingussie’, to accommodate the new Development office and Senior Staff offices, including Boardroom and Reception areas.

Architect: Sally Draper Architects

Photographer: Fraser Marsden

The brief for the interiors of the primary school was to inject colour and playfulness into the new spaces.  Visible learning and visible thinking were the driving ideas for the new environment for Years 2 to 5.

The architectural design for separate classrooms with full height glazing and openable walls opening on to new project and collaboration spaces enables a ‘gradual release of responsibility’ style of teaching.  Independent and collaborative learning occurs within project spaces and guided learning in the classrooms.

The interior design reflects the client’s desire to have a non institutional feel to the new spaces.  Using a neutral palette with timber, green and blue highlights, the new environment evokes landscape and trees.  The project and collaboration spaces are highly adaptive zones allowing students and staff to use the spaces for one on one, small group or 3 classes as required.

Architect: Ron Unger Architects

Photographer:  Fraser Marsden

This project was a renovation of an exquisite Art Deco residence. The brief for this original building was to create a modern home to meet the demands of a young family. The original features of the home were enhanced through a simplified colour palette, the use of terrazzo tiling, and polished original Victorian Ash timber floorboards. The new kitchen was designed to open up to the dining space and create a functional heart of the home.

Renovation of a 1960’s yellow brick house. The brief of this project was to maximise the area of the existing footprint to accommodate the demands of a busy growing family. This was achieved through the innovative design of the kitchen, laundry and bathrooms, resulting in a functional modern home.

Photographer: Fraser Marsden