Buxton Contemporary

A project by Fender Katsalidis Australia for The University of Melbourne and the Michael Buxton Collection.  Commenced whilst Director of Interiors at FKA, Kathie was involved in this significant project from site feasibility stage through concept, design and documentation stages, developing the building form and materiality and working closely with the complex stakeholder group. A key addition to the University of Melbourne’s Southbank Arts Precinct (Victoria College of the Arts), Buxton Contemporary Gallery houses an integral collection of Australian Art, for national and international audiences. Named after its donors, Michael and Janet Buxton (who in 2014 made one of the most significant acts of cultural philanthropy in Australian history), the key focus of his collection and its significance is its representation of core living Australian artist’s work. As both an educational space and public gallery, the public offering balances a complex functional brief of exhibitions, performance, research, teaching and publishing.