College hall preserves heritage
Architecture concept.
Gardyne’s concept will provide a new space large enough for the entire school to fit for assembly and will create a hall that’s also a versatile venue for music and theatre productions, and formal events such as dinners. He hopes to reuse elements of the existing building in the new construction and better display heritage elements such as the memorial window. It is hoped the hall will provide a better link with the existing Firth Hall and Brierley Theatre buildings on the site.
Gardyne will tread old ground when he visits Wellington College for the project.
“[As a past student] I have some understanding of the context and it doesn’t feel as if it’s a mystery,” says Gardyne, “I hope my solution reflects the history, character and culture of the school.”
Of course schools change all the time, says Gardyne - “We used to wear caps and pretend we didn’t have long hair,” he laughs – and he notes the quadrangle of his day has gone but the amphitheatre is still a big part of the school landscape. He’s amused that some of the supposedly temporary ‘prefab’ buildings in which he took fourth form science lessons still exist on the Wellington College site today.
A timetable for construction has not yet been established and fundraising for the project will continue in 2012.
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