All that jazz

The drama of the narrow High and Madras Streets corner site has been realised by the strong sculptural form of the home for the Christchurch Polytechnic Jazz School.

The long, linear, freestanding building reflects the significance of its acute corner site with its 'prow' and pedestrian pavement space with a shallow colonnade.

Organised around a three-storey glazed glass entry atrium, the building comprises two main elements separated lengthways by a glazed component. The long corridors are angled and faceted to assist in the music room acoustic design and to reduce the linear impact of the circulation spine.

The well-detailed concrete work simply required a durable decorative system. The Resene system comprised Resene Quick Dry and two topcoats of Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Tawny Port. Solar fins painted in Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Bunker (charcoal) randomly modulate the exterior on the upper two levels providing a metaphor for a piano keyboard.

Architect: Wilkie & Bruce Architects
Painting Contractor: Dixon & Dixon
Project Manager: Arrow International Ltd
From the Resene News – issue Autumn 1999

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