Diocesan School for Girls, Music and Drama Facility, Auckland, NZ Real Estate Photos, North Island Building
Diocesan School for Girls Music & Drama Building in Auckland
17 Jan 2022
Architects: McIldowie Partners
Location: Epsom, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Photos by Patrick Reynolds
Diocesan School for Girls Music & Drama School, Auckland
Education architecture specialists McIldowie Partners and Upton Architects have completed a cutting-edge Music & Drama facility for Diocesan School for Girls, located in the verdant Auckland suburb of Epsom.

Home to the school?s award-winning music, drama and dance programmes, the building accommodates music practice rooms for soloists, ensembles, orchestras and choirs, and sprung-floor performance studios for drama and dance troupes. Acoustically-isolated recording and percussion studios are wired into the performance spaces to professionally capture and engineer the music produced. Dedicated workspaces for the staff and the school?s extensive music library enable central administration and harmonious departments.
Externally, the building is a deceptively simple 3 storey form of Jura limestone and cream brick, wrapped in a gently faceted ?curtain? of perforated aluminium lacework. This subtly undulating veil, shifting in tone and shade throughout the day, unifies the façade and filters the harsh western sun through an intricate woven leaf pattern.

With an unimposing mass, subtle geometry and understated mater...