Gray Puksand have been working with William Angliss Institute for nearly two decades across a range of specialist hospitality training spaces.

In 2020, the institute was offered an opportunity to become custodian of one of Melbourne iconic W class trams as these were decommissioned and retired from service.

The institute saw an opportunity to utilise this historic tram to establish a unique new training venue for students, to be integrated with their Melbourne city campus. A street side urban cafe was imagined, offering an iconic new addition to the coffee culture and hospitality landscape of the inner city.

Sensitively repurposing the W class tram as a fully functioning café venue and real-world hospitality training experience will contribute to the activation of the La Trobe Street frontage situated within the Institute’s north-facing courtyard and adjacent to the heritage registered Food Trades School Building.