Buildings
John W. Gunn Junior High
| Address: | 351 Harold Avenue |
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| Use: | Educational |
| Original Use: | Educational |
| Constructed: | 1966 |
| Other Work: | Design completed in 1968 |
| Architects: | Ward Macdonald and Partners |
| Contractors: | Klassen Construction |
More Information
This is a large one-and-three storey junior high school that shares a cavernous yard with Radisson Elementary and Transcona Collegiate; students could spend their nursey-to-twelve school years on this same square block.
Design Characteristics
| Suburb: | Radisson, Transcona |
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- It was constructed in two sections from a single plan that is seamless from the outside; the sections are joined at a right angle by the main entrance
- The steel and concrete structure is sheathed entirely in a buff limestone, with the many windows in the academic wing channelled and trimmed with more stone; inset well in the facade, the windows read dark in contrast to the pale stone and set up a steady pattern of light and dark on the north and south sides