Danielle Brustman has transformed a brutalist concrete building into a colourful and imaginative world for children, housed within Brighton Street Early Learning Centre in Melbourne. Exposed concrete ceilings are softened by the pastel murals, gradient tiles, and playful shapes that now animate the building. The result is a welcoming and stimulating environment for children – far removed from the often-institutional interiors found in educational spaces.
The interior is brought to life with colour, creating bright and playful spaces for young children while retaining a contemporary refined feel. Brustman explains, “
I regularly use colour in my interior design work and but it is not often that I get the opportunity to be as bold with the colour specification. This project was an ideal environment to treat each wall, bench surface, and material with a range of colour blends of varying hue and material.”
