Harry Triguboff Auditorium
- The Scots College Main School Building Bellevue Hill NSW Photos by Alex Donnini Photography The Harry Triguboff Auditorium is a reconstruction of the original Assembly Hall, opened on 14th April 1939 by Lord Gowrie, the 10th Governor General of Australia. The hall and its roof was destroyed by fire in 1975. The subsequent rebuilding was unsympathetic and budgeted from an insurance payout. In recent times, it became clear that the Hall no longer served the College's needs; too small for large gatherings and Infrastructure and services were outdated. The principal Dr. Lambert articulated a vision to update the Hall, increase capacity and improve facilities while returning it to its former grandeur. With support from Old Boys the plan crystallised to reconstruct the Hall as close to the original 1939 design as possible. The College holds substantial archival records of the [vaulted] Assembly Hall. These depict it as being central to school life: student musical & theatre productions, academic activities, awards and graduation ceremonies. 3D modelling and printing played a significant role in the design development and construction process, enabling artisan trades such as fibrous plasterers to form moulds and produce casts of the intricate detailing across the vaulted ceiling. The guiding principle underlying the reconstruction process was respect for the buildings cultural significance to the Scots Community. Every effort was made to reproduce the earlier known state of the fabric, within constraints imposed by the 1975 construction work.
- “The elegant Victoria Road entrance to the [Main School Building] once again accurately points to what is within, as for 50 years the formal College gathering space was a modernist composition, devoid of meaning and budgeted from an insurance payout. The restored [architecture] speaks to a College aware of its heritage and the role of the built environment to support and enhance everything that takes place within. The grandeur of the hall was restored, but with increased capacity, air conditioning and unprecedented accessibility, allowing all members of the Scots community to enjoy and celebrate this space.”
- - Steven Adams, Director of Property and Works of The Scots College (2009 - 2024).
