
The Foley Building at King Edward VI College in Stourbridge provides dance and drama studios, ICT suites and graphic studios, as well as dining facilities and a coffee shop. The architectural design drew on the collective history of the campus, bringing together elements from an historic 15th century façade and other 19th and 20th century buildings. The building is recognisably contemporary, yet sits harmoniously alongside its historic
neighbours. The form is derived from the existing pitched roof forms around the college, manipulated to provide north lights into the graphic and dance studios to enhance daylight. The sawtooth form extruded along the site curves to draw pedestrians into an outdoor seating area.