Bruce Hall Keep and Preserve

Will the University maintain the unique culture and heritage of Bruce Hall in the new building?

Yes. In terms of echoing the former building design as part of the new building design, expressed arches in the dining hall have been included, the Fred Ward furniture will be retained, the Bruce Hall crest will be relocated to the end of the dining hall, the Leonard French art will also be relocated to the dining hall and the Flugelman sculpture will be refurbished and relocated to the new Bruce Hall.

The Bruce Hall Keep and Preserve is a new heritage committee being established to identify, collect and store significant artefacts, artwork, documents, furnishings, furniture and objects relating to the unique culture and histories of Bruce Hall. This committee will help determine and manage the Bruce Hall collection and continue to ensure important components of it are appropriately integrated into the new buildings.

The heritage assessment has also identified the requirement to define that activities that are to be undertaken in the transition phase of relocating from the current Bruce Hall to the new Bruce Hall.

How will the designs of the new building's exterior reflect the heritage of Bruce Hall? Will materials from the current hall be incorporated?

Some key elements of the façade of the new building eg. the red brick will have same colour/feel. The Flugelman sculpture and fountain will be retained. The architects are considering where existing materials such as timber linings can be used or recycled into the new building.

How will Bruce Hall social spaces such as the Dining Hall, Buttery and quads be incorporated? Will they be designed to replicate the existing spaces?
The architects have worked closely with students to ensure that the new Bruce Hall Dining Space, Buttery and quads will have same basic structure and capture the look and feel of the existing spaces.

The quads have been designed to a size and scale that will provide security, intimacy and connection with the building envelope that forms each quad.