Plus sets a higher bar for student accommodations at Sydney's Moore Theological College

2021-11-08T17:41:00-05:00

A new way of living is coming to Sydney’s Moore Theological College thanks to an AUS$33 million student housing scheme from an award-winning regional firm.

Plus Architecture is behind the redevelopment of Moore’s John Chapman House, a pair of two-story buildings from the early 1950s that will soon become an expanded accommodation with a modern suite of amenities and room for about 113 residents.

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In order to create a more affable student experience for its residents, the college asked Plus to design a dorm building that would encourage connectivity and human connection while remaining in conversation with different heritage sites and architecture in the campus area.

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This is accomplished by a network of communal gathering spaces and “pinch points” which actively engender an almost forced kind of intramural interaction. A glass element unites the two alternatively-facing four- and six-story volumes and serves as both ...

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Plus sets a higher bar for student accommodations at Sydney's Moore Theological College