CELUSA (Centre for English Language in the University of South Australia)

Previously operating on North Terrace close to the City East Campus, this project was an opportunity for the CELUSA teaching facility to move to purpose built accommodation at the City West Campus, occupying an entire floor on Level 3 of the Catherine Helen Spence Building.

CELUSA specialises in providing high-quality Academic English language preparation programs for international undergraduate and postgraduate students. The CELUSA program is for students looking to develop their skills to meet the English language admission requirements necessary for academic study at the University of South Australia, the South Australian Institute of Business and Technology (SAIBT) and the Le Cordon Bleu Academy of Hospitality.

The fitout entry is predominantly green, with an illuminated ‘tunnel like’ spine, forming the main corridor, highlighting to students where to go; in essence drawing them to the walk up kiosks, a priority for the reception interface by providing a self-service experience.

The brief was to provide as many tutorial spaces as possible as well as a small area dedicated to staff accommodation. A sense of theatre is achieved by illuminating the skirtings to one side and by continuing the green theme with angled carpet panels and corresponding angled green paint strips to the walls to assist with wayfinding the entry points to each tutorial room.