The refurbishment of the Sinnott building and its transformation into a dedicated Visual Arts space is on track for students to move in later this month. The Principal Mr Philip Morison and Arts Faculty Leader Mr Ben Brice went through an extensive design process last year in consultation with Cirillo Architects, who also designed the new Mercy Learning Centre which sits alongside the Sinnott building.
Mr Carmelo Palamara, from Cirillo Architects, said there were many challenges involved in reinventing a building that was inititially designed in the late 1970s and built to house offices and the school library. He said “despite being over 40 years old, the building had good bones and refurbishing an old building, while challenging, has great benefits from an environmental and sustainability perspective". As for the aesthetics of the building, Mr Palamara said the use of primary colours and the vertical and horizontal shapes “spoke well to how the building was going to be used as a Visual Arts building”.
The new building has four main spaces, including junior and senior multi-purpose art rooms on the upper levels and a photography studio and dark room on the lower level. Mr Palamara said the company hopes that "this newer facility will support MLMC students with their creative thoughts and processes by working in a more creative and inspiring space”.
