Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2013 | Page 20

The planning and
layout was arranged
symmetrically with the
layout of the auditorium as
the ‘leader’ of the science
lab and office layouts

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rolled steel beam increases in span from the
west to the east portion of the main building
enhancing its organic aesthetic and present
lifelike concept.
Planning
The main building consists of two science
laboratories (1st floor), 144 seat raked
auditorium, teachers office, and a boardroom
which forms a protected courtyard enclosure
with subsidiary maths and ablution blocks. The
central courtyard forms the outdoor learning
area where dissections and outdoor lectures are
conducted. An outdoor amphitheatre is based

centrally together with the old maths classroom
block forming a protected inspiring activated
learning space.
The main auditorium and ancillary areas are
accessed via the main foyer porte cochere which
umbrellas the entrance by use of a curved steel
sheeted structure tapering towards a focal point
surrounding garden.
The intervention of a custom multidimensioned science timeline in the foyer
transcends the foyer into a positive inspirational
space transmitting natural light from centrally
positioned light wells. The timeline feature
was conceptualised, constructed and donated

Grantleigh TLC