Tecno: Design ethics, global excellence.
Since 1953, Tecno has elevated design with an ethical, "industrial tailoring" approach, merging craftsmanship, technology, and innovation. With a portfolio boasting 5 Compasso d'Oro awards and 47 patents, the company is an essential partner for architects and designers, executing complex projects in 45 countries, from the Louvre to the European Parliament.
The Abused Children’s Trust (ACT) for Kids project at James Cook University in Townsville looked to the context of architect James Birrell’s late 1960s foundation buildings found on the campus. Some of these are in off-form concrete and grey face concrete blockwork, with simple geometries and plasticised forms. The design has a concrete block perimeter, with therapy rooms in the inner sanctum, sculpted around two stands of trees — in response to the well-documented benefit that landscape brings to therapy.
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The new project takes Birrell’s approach in a new direction. His buildings are of a scale and gravitas suited to their role as major public buildings. The new project asks what a public realm agenda for children might be like — and not just any children, but those who are in extreme circumstances so as to require this facility. The building has taken the foundational approach established by Birrell and with further simplified geometries and means, provided a balance of firmness and delight.
- Project:
- Act for Kids
- Program:
- therapic center
- Location:
- Townsville, Australia
- Architect:
- m3architecture
- Completion:
- 2017
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