Catholic Ladies College,
Chapel and Music School

Catholic Ladies College
Eltham VIC, in Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country
2012
$4.3m contract value

The Sister Una McAllister Chapel and Music School is located on a steep embankment at the front of the College with views across the campus to the creek beyond.

The building’s lightweight steel structure wedges into the site’s embankment and the use of exposed aggregate grounds the building, contrasted with the use of lightweight materials such as the timber panelling and aluminium cladding. 

The building comprises a double height Chapel and Recital Space seating over 200 people, sacristy including several sculpture installations, music classrooms, recording studio, tuition rooms, staff rooms, and landscaping.

Photos: Peter Hyatt