REBRICKULOUS ARCHITECTURE

Some very original architecture from McBride Charles Ryan from Melbourne, Victoria has cast a silhouette over the residential streets of Essendon with the unveiling of the new Junior Boys building at Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School.

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The silhouette is an appropriate addition to the streetscape; not only fitting in but enhancing the character and intrigue of the street. Internally, the extruded silhouette is expressed as an amorphous, cloud-like form, which allows the internal spaces to be passively cooled by drawing in air from the south facade and expelling hot air through the thermal chimney.