Pay Peanuts get Monkeys...

The Geelong Grammar School is arguably the leading school of education in the country, therefore it doesn't surprise me that when they go off and design a 'Sports and Recreation Centre' that they do it with a sense of panache and elegance...

For example, they don't give it a name that fades into the void with all the delapidated gymnasiums around the country side, they call it the Health & Well Being Centre...

Secondly, in reference to the last point, they don't just design it for the benefit of students who is to play basketball and lift some weights, it becomes the home of a new age of education, to embody the children of with an idea of how to look after theirselves, be healthy and overall provide a space that simultaniously provides the sporting attributes of a gym with the very essence of a school for the benefit of teaching and education.

The design is absolutely splendid, sustainability is paramount -  for example the lights don't need to be turned on until after 6 pm at this time of the year.  The windows have sufficient shading to protect from harsh midday and western suns.