SJK Centre for the Arts

Location: Breslau, ON, Canada

Category: Learning

Scope: Architecture, Master Planning

Client: St. John’s-Kilmarnock School

Architect: Farrow Partners

St. John’s Kilmarnock School is a co-ed independent private school located in Breslau, offering the International Baccalaureate diploma program. A comprehensive masterplan is in the works to expand and reconfigure the existing campus to incorporate an athletics centre, a clarified circulation route, new entry and drop-off, and renovate the junior school.

The Centre for the Arts is located on the lower level of the existing campus, lacking significant access to natural lighting. The timber materiality of the space however works to maintain warmth and a connection to natural environments to stimulate the mind and offer an engaging learning space. The renovation features art studios, classrooms, robotics facilities, and pottery facilities.