Catherine McAuley College

Two-story School Buildings With a Grassy Lawn — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Three Students in Green Uniforms Lean on a White Railing on a School Balcony — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Outdoor School Corridor With Curved White Railing and Flower Bed — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
School Building With Blue Lockers, Two-story Structure and Green Lawn — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Modern Two-story Building With Gray and White Exterior — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
White Building Facade With Patterned Perforations — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
White Patterned Exterior Wall of a Modern Building — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Modern Buildings With Contrasting Textures — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Staircase With Black Metal Railing and Wooden Handrails, Leading Upwards — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Architectural Rendering of an Open-air Building Interior — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Interior Architectural Rendering — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Modern, Multi-story Building With White and Gray Accents — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Modern Two-story Building With a Light Blue Facade and Flags in Front — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Large Indoor Gymnasium — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Building Facade With Vertical Wooden Panels and White Railings — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Exterior View of a Modern Two-story Building With a Courtyard — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Modern Building With White and Gray Exterior — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
School Exterior, Two-story Buildings Connected by a Walkway — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
School Buildings With Flags Waving on a Sunny Day — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Wooden Staircase in a Bright Lobby With Seating Area and Artwork — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD
Buildings With White Walls and Black Roofs — BOLD Architecture + Interior Design In Mackay, QLD

Bold Architecture were engaged by Rockhampton Catholic Education to masterplan a new catholic secondary educational facility on the site of the former Sugar Research Institute & Residence (SRI) in Mackay (registered with Qld State Heritage).  The master plan for the college strategically achieves the complete campus across 5 stages of development and preserves and repurposes all heritage significant elements of the site.


The overarching design philosophy that Bold Architecture applied to the master planning of the new College can best be described as ‘School as City’. Just as a vibrant and prospering city or community can be defined and remembered for its main streets, laneways, market places, town squares and civic buildings etc, so to can a school campus.  It is the articulation of these public spaces, sight lines and routes through the campus that contribute to the experience and identity of the school.  A school is more than just a collection of buildings.  The buildings assist in defining the public spaces and movement routes which in turn define the atmosphere and experience of the school.


Together with the ‘School as City’ design philosophy, other significant design principles of flexibility, connectivity, legibility, appropriateness, and desirable spaces to occupy were implemented in the first stage of the school development.