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Miles Franklin Primary P21 Project Gallery

01 Mar 2010 - Bulk earth works for the new library and class room block

01 Mar 2010 - Footings for a retaining wall at the back of the building installed

01 Mar 2010 - Footings being dig for the covered walk way area leading into the new building

01 Mar 2010 - Compacted base completed and waffle pods being installed in the lower part of the concrete slab

01 Mar 2010 - Lower concrete slab poured, waffle pods being installed for the higher level of the concrete slab

15 Mar 2010 - Completion of concrete slab

29 Mar 2010 - Steelwork on site at Miles Franklin for the new Library and General Learning Areas

29 Mar 2010 - Erecting structural steel

29 Mar 2010 - Bricks on site for the new library

29 Mar 2010 - External brickwork commenced

08 Apr 2010 - Bricks on site for the new Library

08 Apr 2010 - Structural steel for the new Library building

08 Apr 2010 - Blockwork on the General Learning Areas of the new Library

23 Apr 2010 - Classroom area in the lower area of the new building.

23 Apr 2010 - Library area on upper level of new building

14 May 2010 - Covered walkway under construction beside the new building

14 May 2010 - Internal brickwork features a 'wave' pattern

31 May 2010 - Air conditioning ducting ready for installation in the library.

31 May 2010 - Installation of the ducting is underway.

08 Jun 2010 - The ceiling is about to be installed in the new library. The ceiling panels, visible on the floor, have accoustic properties.

08 Jun 2010 - The library will have a clerestory window to provide natural light.

08 Jun 2010 - A verandah will shade the outside of the new building.

19 Jun 2010 - Inside the new building, accoustic wooden ceiling panels are being intalled in the library.

19 Jun 2010 - Internal framing for an office area in the library.

19 Jun 2010 - This is the lower level of the new building, which will house three General Learning Areas. A retractable wall will allow the area to be subdivided when desired.

28 Jun 2010 - The library office area, seen as a frame in the previous photo, is now ready for painting.

28 Jun 2010 - Work is progressing on the General Learning Areas. This large space will house three separate teaching spaces, and the area will be made more flexible with two retractable walls (still to be installed). Painting work will begin shortly.

26 Jul 2010 - Shelving being assembled in the new library.

26 Jul 2010 - The entry into the newly completed classroom area.

26 Jul 2010 - Wide glass doors open from the new library, allowing abundant natural light into the building.

26 Jul 2010 - A teachers' office space in the new building.

26 Jul 2010 - A view of one of the new classrooms.

26 Jul 2010 - A wet area for practical activities is shared between the three new classrooms.

26 Jul 2010 - The large area containing three classrooms is made more flexible by the use of large, sliding wall dividers.

26 Jul 2010 - A view of the finished classroom area, showing one of the sliding dividers between the rooms that can be used to define and separate the teaching spaces. Each classroom has an interactive whiteboard. The building work has been completed and has been handed over to the school.

08 Aug 2010 - The new library building, taken on the day of handover to the school. This wall features a long series of floor to ceiling windows with coloured glass panes.

08 Aug 2010 - The loans desk in the new library.

08 Aug 2010 - This image of the new library was taken on the day it was handed over to the school. It shows the accoustic panelled ceiling and the multi-coloured windows. The lighter coloured carpeting is used to delineate an area intended as a teaching space within the library.

25 Oct 2010 - The BER Recognition Ceremony celebrated the completion of the Miles Franklin Primary School P21 project on Friday 17 September 2010