The Kinglake Community Shelter was the first major project undertaken by Monash Architecture and was undertaken with visiting professor Sylvia Acosta from the Rhode Island School of Design, an educator with vast experience in Design Make projects.

The project was a public pavilion designed for and made at the Kinglake temporary village that was set up for home owners affected by the devastating Black Saturday fires in 2009.

The shelter was constructed using a series of timber portal frames that were infilled with timber forklift palettes that were modified to suit various applications. The structure was dismantled and reused by the local council at the end of it's use at the temporary village.

When: Designed Semester 1, 2009 and Made Winter 2009

Staff Responsible: Diego Ramirez-Lovering, Ross Brewin

External Collaborators: Felicetti, Silvia Acosta and Adrienne Benz

Level of Students: Master of Architecture

Number of Students: 20

Completed Project Photographs: Nat Rea