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Given the significant programming requirements and the difficult and somewhat hidden access to the main spaces of Wesley Temple, designers Chevalier Morales Architectes felt it was appropriate to move part of the program into a new annex outside the church space to create more walking areas and an increased sense of freedom. This strategy facilitated some of the work and provided a more effective layout for some of the spaces. It also helped declutter Wesley Temple, a heritage building, allowing the architects to preserve and restore the original spatiality of the overall structure.
The insertion approach used for the new annex is aimed primarily at showcasing, complementing and preserving the heritage value of the existing building. The extension emerges as a strong symbol of the ?redeveloped heritage space and avoids altering the architectural composition of the existing structure. Placing the new program in the annex (originally planned for inside Wesley Temple) meant that no major changes had to be made to the existing stone envelope. The project also included a significant restoration component for the building?s masonry and English gothic church windows. The glass annex establishes a material and formal dialogue with the existing stone building. The quality of its materials, its transparency, and simplicity of detail serve to reveal and showcase the existing structure. The extension?s simple and controlled skin does not compete with the richness and quality of the adj...
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