Oxford Falls Grammar School’s new multimillion-dollar campus has earned top marks from students and stakeholders for its clever architecture that features a perforated classroom facade made by Arrow Metal.

The team manufactured a range of perforated panels for the school’s prestigious Field of Dreams project, an ambitious and impressive new development that would create extra learning and library spaces, a car park, and playing courts linked to the existing campus via a pedestrian bridge.

Creating a modern classroom facade: Sun-safe screening

With its large windows, the upper storey of the new campus building needed a 6 m long screening solution that would be both sun- and school-smart.

Working with project client Cowyn Building Group, Arrow punched 3 m long aluminium panels in pattern 234  – a 6.4 mm round hole design with a 40% open area to maximize sun and heat protection without compromising natural light and outlook.

Panels were seamlessly installed in pairs for complete window coverage and finished in Desert Satin, a bright tonal red from the Dulux Duratec Intensity range that matched the school colours and provided long-lasting vibrancy and panel protection.

Perforated panels in the same pattern and colour were also used for the campus’ new connecting bridge and staircase balustrade for a cohesive, school-wide scheme. Arrow worked with project contractor FCF Fabrication for this part of the development, gently curving some of the panels to create a sense of flow while ensuring safe, quick, and easy student movement throughout the busy campus.

Perforated metal for classroom facade and educational buildings: Specify with Arrow Metal

Arrow’s innovative and cost-effective perforated metal solutions have helped to create modern, future-proof learning environments across NSW.

Explore some of its public and private school projects and university installations, including:

• Canterbury South Public’s classroom facade that’s also sun-smart
• Sydney Secondary College’s makeover renovation, where perforated metal transformed old building surfaces
• The elevated learning booths at the award-winning University of Newcastle NUspace campus

To specify Arrow Metal products for educational projects, contact the team for pattern samples, advice, and design help by clicking the Request Information button now.

Download the brochure to learn more about Arrow’s perforated metal capabilities, including customized architectural and bespoke panel designs.