Pascoe Vale Primary School

Pascoe Vale Primary School is the outcome of a seven-year, three-stage masterplan that uses narrative as a design generator—linking past, present, and future through built form. Stage 1 reinterprets the brick articulation of the original 1929 building to establish a dialogue between its heritage character and contemporary educational needs, transforming the school’s entry and administration areas and revitalising teaching spaces within the heritage building. Stage 2, named Moondani (meaning “Embrace”) through a process of cultural consultation, delivers a dedicated STEAM facility and significant landscape upgrades, enhancing connections to Country and learning. Stage 3 completes the vision with a new gymnasium and performance facility, accessed via public entry gates designed by Indigenous artist Kent Morris in collaboration with Traditional Owners. Developed in close consultation with the school community and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung representatives, the project embeds First Nations knowledge into the architectural language. The result is a unified, layered, and responsive environment that foregrounds cultural continuity, sustainability, and educational excellence - positioning the school as both a civic anchor and a place of ongoing learning.