Holy Trinity Avonside

The reiteration of Holy Trinity Avonside features Abodo timbers and salvaged materials from the original building.

Tennent Brown Architects, who have an extensive architectural portfolio of places of worship, especially in Christchurch, designed the new Holy Trinity Avonside after the original building was destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.

The architect’s design references the history of the original building through salvaged timber beams, which were hand stencilled by Benjamin Mountford, as well as rescued and repaired stained-glass windows.

The beams are situated near the entrance way, where they align beautifully with the natural rawness and warmth of Vulcan Screening battens, which line the walls in a variety of widths and depths. These battens have been coated in a fire-rated clear finish, which has the effect of an uncoated look.

The use of timber continues outdoors, where Vulcan Cladding in a combination of sizes is finished in Protector - Graphite, lending a sense of natural beauty that harks back to the original stone building

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