The new Blackfriars Children?s Centre is a childcare center in Sydney by DJRD and Lacoste + Stevenson, architects in association. The building celebrates the beautifully naive depictions of housing by children. Each playroom in the Centre is in the form of a house as might be drawn by a child; a box with a pitched roof.  A sense of home in both scale and materiality creates the feeling of a familiar place.

© Brett Boardman

Architects: DJRD, Lacoste + Stevenson

Location: Blackfriars St, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia

Architects Team: Thierry Lacoste, David Stevenson, Daniel Beekwilder, Tasmin Dunn, Edward Dieppe, Arash Engineer, Jessica Santos

Area: 1650.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Brett Boardman

Services Engineers: Umow Lai
Structural + Civil Engineering: Henry & Hymas

Landscape Design: Ric McConaghy

Heritage Architect: Paul Davies

Acoustic Consultant: Acoustic Logic

Project Management: Angie Clements, UTS FMO

Builder: Ichor Constructions

New Building Area: 760 m2

Refurbished Building Area: 240 m2

Playground Landscaping Area (Includes Verandahs): 650 m2

Site Area: 2080 m2

Client: University of Technology Sydney

© Brett Boardman

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