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2020 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner

McCombs Performing Arts Centre, Cashmere High School

Cashmere has gained a creative focal point for its high school and the community at large in the form of this new facility. A light and semi-transparent envelope provides an active edge to the Performing Arts Centre at Cashmere High School. Students add motion to a backdrop of multi-layered spaces and contrasting materials, adding a new element of cool to the school. Formally, the primary wedge is met head-on with the golden glow of the entry box, allowing glimpses of students and staff flowing through the spaces. Bold colour moves in the foyer are offset against a natural material palette in the more private spaces, while the pure white auditorium highlights the stage and audience in one swoop, without excessive lighting effects.

 
Practice
Athfield Architects Limited
Category
Education
Location
Canterbury
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