Sharavogue School
Commissioned to extend the protected Victorian Sharavogue House, this project provides new preschool facilities, administration spaces, a general-purpose hall, and landscaped outdoor areas. A lightweight timber and steel pavilion with a planted roof is carefully integrated into the site, enhancing the school’s capacity while preserving the character and setting of the historic building.
Sharavogue School
Commissioned to extend the protected Victorian Sharavogue House, this project provides new preschool facilities, administration spaces, a general-purpose hall, and landscaped outdoor areas. A lightweight timber and steel pavilion with a planted roof is carefully integrated into the site, enhancing the school’s capacity while preserving the character and setting of the historic building.
This project extends and upgrades Sharavogue House, a protected three-storey Victorian building dating from around 1870, currently operating as a school and crèche for children aged six months to ten years. The proposal responds to the need for additional accommodation and modern facilities while preserving the architectural character of the existing building.
This project extends and upgrades Sharavogue House, a protected three-storey Victorian building dating from around 1870, currently operating as a school and crèche for children aged six months to ten years. The proposal responds to the need for additional accommodation and modern facilities while preserving the architectural character of the existing building.
The development provides a new single-storey school building containing preschool classrooms, administration spaces, a general-purpose room, kitchen, and toilet facilities, together with a comprehensive redesign of the site’s landscaping, parking, play areas, and pedestrian access. A separate conservation strategy restores the original plan form of Sharavogue House by removing unsympathetic later additions.
The new extension is conceived as a lightweight timber and steel pavilion positioned along the northern and western site boundaries. Its translucent glazed façade reflects the surrounding trees and the historic house, creating a subtle architectural backdrop rather than competing with the existing structure. A planted roof follows the site’s natural topography, reducing the visual impact of the building while integrating it into the landscape. Carefully positioned courtyards preserve mature trees and bring daylight deep into the building, reinforcing the relationship between architecture, landscape, and the historic setting while creating a contemporary learning environment for the growing school community.
The development provides a new single-storey school building containing preschool classrooms, administration spaces, a general-purpose room, kitchen, and toilet facilities, together with a comprehensive redesign of the site’s landscaping, parking, play areas, and pedestrian access. A separate conservation strategy restores the original plan form of Sharavogue House by removing unsympathetic later additions.
The new extension is conceived as a lightweight timber and steel pavilion positioned along the northern and western site boundaries. Its translucent glazed façade reflects the surrounding trees and the historic house, creating a subtle architectural backdrop rather than competing with the existing structure. A planted roof follows the site’s natural topography, reducing the visual impact of the building while integrating it into the landscape. Carefully positioned courtyards preserve mature trees and bring daylight deep into the building, reinforcing the relationship between architecture, landscape, and the historic setting while creating a contemporary learning environment for the growing school community.
This project extends and upgrades Sharavogue House, a protected three-storey Victorian building dating from around 1870, currently operating as a school and crèche for children aged six months to ten years. The proposal responds to the need for additional accommodation and modern facilities while preserving the architectural character of the existing building.
The development provides a new single-storey school building containing preschool classrooms, administration spaces, a general-purpose room, kitchen, and toilet facilities, together with a comprehensive redesign of the site’s landscaping, parking, play areas, and pedestrian access. A separate conservation strategy restores the original plan form of Sharavogue House by removing unsympathetic later additions.
The new extension is conceived as a lightweight timber and steel pavilion positioned along the northern and western site boundaries. Its translucent glazed façade reflects the surrounding trees and the historic house, creating a subtle architectural backdrop rather than competing with the existing structure. A planted roof follows the site’s natural topography, reducing the visual impact of the building while integrating it into the landscape. Carefully positioned courtyards preserve mature trees and bring daylight deep into the building, reinforcing the relationship between architecture, landscape, and the historic setting while creating a contemporary learning environment for the growing school community.