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LOGAN HALL
The work by the Monash University Design Review Panel and
CampusMaster Planners (MGS Architects) seeks to bring more definition
and legibility to the Clayton campus.
Their work has included steering developments to enhance the
environmental quality through more clearly defined precincts, to improve
the clarity of the campus landscape walks, and to conceive of Monash
University as a 24-7 University City. There is a tension between the origins
and uniqueness of the campus and this desire for a new sense of urban
legibility. The project for Logan Hall sought to respond to this tension and
the MGS Architects masterplan.
To the east, the split masses of Logan Hall act to reinforce the civic and
urban quality of Scenic Boulevard. To the south, the L shaped building
defines an open garden space for the students of the House. To the north,
the modularity of the student units has been utilized to provide an unlikely
and expressive form that recalls the distinct modernist formalism so evident
in the Campus. Further elements such as the ground level colonnade, both
cloister and modernist piloti suggest the building is a new complex hybrid.
The buildings stepped form and colonnade define a landscaped fore-
ground to the building that sits alongside the newly developed Sports Walk.
The colonnade, which aligns with the natural pedestrian desire lines of the
campus, also provides a sheltered space between ground floor cafes and the
northern landscaped forecourt