Buildings
Forest Park School
| Address: | 130 Forest Park Drive |
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| Use: | Education |
| Original Use: | Education |
| Constructed: | 1964 |
| Other Work: | Gym wing added in 1975 |
| Architects: | Ward and Macdonald |
| Engineers: | Krauss and Macdonald |
More Information
A unique design makes this medium size elementary school with a population of 260 students a highly successful community school.
Design Characteristics
| Suburb: | Garden City, Seven Oaks East |
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- Built as a 12-room school in 1964 by Ward and Macdonald, this design is a departure from their more common school design. The facade leans into its south-facing location with a curvy design focussed on the entrance at the centre. Special attention was paid to a sheltered area now enlivened with a forest-like mural.
- The forest theme is also carried forward with a deep green cornice band along most walls, except for the gym wing, added at the rear in 1974. Walls throughout are faced in a pale tyndall limestone