Aquinas College Chapel, Catholic chapel in Salter Point, Perth, Western Australia.
The Chapel of St Thomas Aquinas is a single-storey stone and concrete building on the Aquinas College property in Salter Point, Perth. Completed in the Late Twentieth Century Organic style, it has a curved form and plan designed to complement its natural setting. Its walls use red Mount Barker stone, a material with limited distribution that is no longer quarried.
The chapel opened in 1966 and reflects the architectural shifts that followed the Second Vatican Council. This period introduced significant changes to how Catholic worship spaces were designed and experienced.
The chapel is named for St Thomas Aquinas, the 13th-century Dominican theologian whose thought shaped Catholic schooling, and the Christian Brothers still own the building as part of the college. Its plan, made just after the Second Vatican Council, put the assembly around the altar rather than at a distance from it.
The chapel serves as an active worship space for the college community with regular services, so visitor access may be limited to certain times. Contact the college in advance to learn about appropriate visiting hours.
The red Mount Barker stone used here had a limited distribution and is no longer quarried, making the chapel one of the few places its material can still be seen. The curved form was designed to complement the natural setting above the Swan River.
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