Jarman School of Art
The new School of Arts brought together drama, film and visual arts into one facility for the first time at the centre of the campus at the University of Kent.
The concept for the building design was a flexible loose fit container within which the spaces could adapt over the years as required. The landscape provided the same flexibility with a single paved shared surface in front of the building and controllable lighting to provide outdoor teaching, rehearsal and performance spaces. To the side of the building is a sculpture yard for students to work on, and display their work.
The site is surrounded by beautiful native woodland, and so the design concept was for the native trees to drift through this paved plane.
Farrer Huxley Associates were appointed from inception through to submitting the planning application, and I was the project lead for the project. After planning the project was built as a design and build contract, and despite slight changes to the design (due to cost cuts) the original concept was retained.
Whilst at Farrer Huxley Associates - 2008 - Canterbury, Kent - Client: University of Kent - Size: 1.2ha - Value: £800k - Architect: Hawkins Brown