ANU
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Drill Hall Gallery

THE PROJECT —

The Drill Hall Gallery is a Heritage listed building located on the eastern side of the ANU Campus. It has for a number of years functioned as an Art Gallery, although it was originally set up as a training centre for soldiers prior to their active deployment to WW2 campaign theatres. Following the cessation of hostilities, the Drill Hall served as a general purpose space including as a Food Cooperative.

PROJECT VALUE

$3m

COMPLETED

2016

AWARDS

Australian Institute of Building [ACT]  |  2017  
Interior Construction category  |  Winner

Australian Institute of Building [National]  |  2017  
Interior Construction category  |  High Commendation

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The Gallery has its own collection of art works, but also features exhibits loaned by other Galleries, particularly the Australian National Gallery. Concern that the environmental conditions in the Drill Hall Gallery did not meet the exacting standards required to preserve high value artworks, the ANU commissioned refurbishment works to upgrade the air conditioning system and address deficiencies in the building fabric. The refurbishment also upgraded the display spaces within the Gallery including the construction of a curved hanging wall located in Gallery 2 for the display of Sydney Nolan’s ‘River Bend’.