Buildings
Donwood Elementary School
Address: | 400 Donwood Drive |
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Use: | Educational |
Original Use: | Educational |
Constructed: | 1970 |
Other Work: | Addition in 1996 |
Architects: | Ward Macdonald Cockburn Mcleod and McFeetors |
Contractors: | Raymond Massey Construction Limited |
Design Characteristics
Suburb: | Rossmere A |
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- This is school design for which the plans were altered significantly from the architects' concept to the 'as built', to the detriment of the concept
- It is a large school built on a raised site to accomplish some varying rooflines and grade levels
- A series of volumes, it is constructed with precast panels reaching down to grey foundation concrete, with angled entryways breaking up otherwise stark elevations
- Portable classrooms at the rear speak more to an expanding curriculum rather than a growing school-age population