Archetech Issue 48 2020 | Page 68

WALTERS & COHEN ARCHITECTS Photographs: Dennis Gilbert/View THE KING’S SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Walters & Cohen Architects balances industrial heritage with contemporary design at the new International College for The King’s School, Canterbury. In 2016, The King’s School in Canterbury asked London-based practice, Walters & Cohen Architects, to undertake a feasibility study for a 1.25-hectare ex-industrial site on the edge of Canterbury’s city centre. The study resulted in an updated masterplan for the site that includes an International College, staff housing, and a sports court with changing facilities. It also included a new drama centre and theatre in the 19th-century Malthouse building, which was undertaken by another practice. The scheme was granted consent with unanimous support from the City of Canterbury’s planning committee in March 2017. ARCHETECH - PAGE 68