The Dapto Anglican Church Auditorium is a reinterpretation of the traditional church within a contemporary social, environmental and economic context. Intended to complement nearby St Luke’s Chapel, the auditorium offers an alternate venue for a broader range of events. As a result, the site is activated seven days a week, offering a venue type previously unavailable to the local community.
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Once the primary building mass was defined, circulation spaces were then carved away, informed by the flow of people in and around the two primary spaces; the auditorium and foyer. This subtraction of mass defined voids which connect these spaces to each other and the landscape. The secondary support spaces then occupy the remaining solid.
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A modest budget demanded construction simplicity combined with spatial clarity and efficiency, to produce a building that is easily understood whilst standing apart from its context. The new building aims to establish a new design direction and focus for the Parish and is envisaged as stage one of a masterplan of growth.
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