The former Essendon High School – the current Essendon Keilor College senior campus – is of historical, architectural, and aesthetic importance to the State of Victoria. It was the first suburban State high school in metropolitan Melbourne and set precednece for those to follow. This project danced between history and the future, uncovering 100 years of history through the demolition phase, the restoration of press metal ceilings, ornate plaster works and creating a state of the art of performing arts centre.