The street frontage courtyard garden had been neglected and detracted from the beautiful historic building hidden away from view.

Michael White Landscape Architecture was engaged to transform the front courtyard into a welcoming entrance to the school, that opened views of the building from the street and provided a small social gathering space for students and staff.

Key to the success of the design was the strategic retention of two large Eucalyptus trees that frames the view and maintains scale and amenity to the building and courtyard garden. Materials were selected to compliment the historic building, with a symmetrical, formal general arrangement consisting of a strong central axis reflecting the geometry of the building.