2018 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel
Against a backdrop of so much lost heritage, St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel celebrates the richness of memory that only time can shape, and resets it as part of a forty metre-long brick ‘Memorial Wall’. This is an exemplar of adaptive reuse, respectful of past Collegians, housing special spaces and treasured elements. The congregation is arranged by way of original pews facing south; a folded glass screen mediates south light, and provides a visual connection to the College. The roof, a series of folded ridges and valleys, is a powerful sculptural element reminiscent of early church buildings yet contemporary in execution, and ethereal. The integration of the original bell within a lantern over the nave further reinforces the dialogue between old and new, while the rough-sawn timbers of the foyer and vestry add a welcome sense of familiarity and warmth to a building that will serve future generations.
- Practice
- Architectus
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
