Set within the wooded hills of Landour above Mussoorie, Woodstock School has grown gradually over more than a century and a half. Established in 1854, the campus has evolved through successive additions, reflecting the changing needs of a residential school while remaining closely connected to its mountain landscape.

Our work with the school formed part of a wider effort to renew several academic and gathering spaces across the campus while respecting the character that makes Woodstock distinctive. The project focused on strengthening existing buildings and rethinking how they support teaching, learning, and everyday life within the school community.

The process brought together architects, engineers, school administrators, and alumni through a collaborative design approach. Workshops and conversations with students, staff, and the wider Woodstock community helped shape the brief, ensuring that the project responded not only to the physical condition of the buildings but also to the values and traditions of the institution.

The work included structural strengthening, upgrades to building services, and improvements to learning spaces so they could support more flexible and collaborative modes of education. Wherever possible, existing materials were repaired and reused, reflecting the school’s ethos of treading lightly on the environment.

Rather than altering the identity of the campus, the intention was to help Woodstock’s historic buildings continue to serve the school for the next generation of students — carrying forward its long tradition of learning in the hills.