- Jul 28, 2022

Rivermount College’s New Senior Hub & Hospitality Precinct

We’re delighted to share drone footage of Rivermount College’s most recent projects which have transformed the school’s Senior School.

The new Senior Hub supports contemporary learning by providing interconnectable learning spaces that give students and teachers ultimate flexibility. Using glass operable walls, learning spaces can be expanded, sub-divided, or opened up to connect to the outdoors.

“Fishbowl” style glass rooms put Rivermount’s progressive pedagogy on display and provide opportunities for collaboration and community-building activities. The school’s hosting of lunchtime and after-hours community events showcase learning, performances, student work, culture, and the College’s rich history.

Named after the College’s Founding Patron, the recently completed Neville Bonner Hospitality Centre provides Hospitality Training, including commercial food prep, cooking, and plating areas, walk-in cold room, freezer, and pantry, commercial dishwashing equipment, and a heated pass connecting to a front-of-house service training area with hospitality service, point of sale, and barista training.

Inspired by Rivermount’s existing architectural features, and their strong connection with Aboriginal and Torres Straight communities, the curved parapet design pays tribute to the life and legacy of the late Dr Neville Bonner AO.

The precinct also provides indoor and outdoor, alfresco-style teaching, learning, and dining areas which will accommodate “real world” learning opportunities such as school events, open days, and the like.

Aspects of the design were driven by Novum’s initial exploration of master planning and architectural considerations at Rivermount College which highlighted opportunities to strengthen physical and visual connections across the campus and provide more useable, active, and social external places.

Rivermount College Senior Hub

CLIENT: Rivermount College

ARCHITECT: Novum

Joel Ridings, Peter Edwards, Jeffrey Smith, Megan Duffy, Ben Leighton, Peter Boyce

CONTRACTOR: Fardoulys Constructions

CIVIL ENGINEER: Bligh Tanner

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Bligh Tanner

HYDRAULIC ENGINEER: Compass Consulting Group

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: WalkerBai Consulting

MECHANICAL ENGINEER: WalkerBai Consulting

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Anderson Energy Efficiency

TOWN PLANNER: Saunders Havill Group

CERTIFIER: Bartley Burns

QUANTITY SURVEYOR: CostPlan Group

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER: Soil Surveys

Rivermount College Neville Bonner Hospitality Centre

CLIENT: Rivermount College

ARCHITECT: Novum

Joel Ridings, Peter Edwards, Jeffrey Smith, Dave Mutuc, Josh Law, Peter Boyce

CONTRACTOR: Ashley Cooper Construction