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Architects: Architectus
- Area: 1197 m²
- Year: 2016
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Photographs:Sarah Rowlands, Simon Devitt
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Manufacturers: Trespa, Atlantic Granite, Cedartech, Russley
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Acoustic Engineer: Chris Day, Joanne Valentine, Marshall Day
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Quantity Surveyor: Rawlinsons, Colin Sutherland
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Project Engineer: Holmes Consulting Group, Renee Brook
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Geotechnical Engineer: Geotech, Ian McCahon
Text description provided by the architects. Architectus won the design competition for a new chapel following the damage to the original Memorial Chapel in the Canterbury earthquakes. Christchurch has lost a lot of its built heritage, and retaining a memory of the original Chapel as well as the memorial aspect of honouring the Old Collegians is an important part of the concept for the new chapel. To this end the design uses familiar regional forms (roof), materials (brick, stone, timber) and salvaged elements from the original chapel which have been brought together in a 40 meter long brick ‘Memorial’ wall.
