After many attempts at redesigning a pre preparatory school built originally in the 1960's proved time and again to generate a compromised end product, a fundamental decision was made by the St Johns College Council to demolish and build on the same site. The brief for the project called for a new Pre-Preparatory School building for St John?s College (founded 1898) situated on their Upper Houghton school campus - including 6 new classrooms, an Art/Drama and Therapy Centre, Music Centre, Library, Computer Centre, Hall and Administration Block.

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Architects: TC Design Architects · Office Profile

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Project Architectural Team: Mark Pencharz, Raffaella Lepore Pereira, Rian van Tonder, Shaad Peck, Alet Verster
Area: 3000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Michael Schmucker

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From the architect. After many attempts at redesigning a pre preparatory school built originally in the 1960's proved time and again to generate a compromised end product, a fundamental decision was made by the St Johns College Council to demolish and build on the same site. The brief for the project called for a new Pre-Preparatory School building for St John?s College (founded 1898) situated on their Upper Houghton school campus - including 6 new classro...