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projects: in progress
Achieving simpler movement
across the site
B
UILDING WORK has begun on the which simplifies student movement
redevelopment of Cotham School in across the site and provides a range of
Bristol, designed by Walters and external sports, teaching and social
Cohen, as part of Bristol City Council’s facilities and comfortable informal
£100m project to rebuild five secondary settings for student interaction.
schools and construct a new special school The design process included extensive
under Wave 4 of the BSF programme. consultation with the client body, staff
The 22-month construction and students, which was an important The design proposal for Cotham School received a
programme, which received planning part of establishing the brief. The design
CABE ‘Excellent’ rating.
permission in November 2008, is informed is a contemporary response to the
by the desire to replace existing school existing 1930s grammar school building
buildings that are no longer fit for and includes the introduction of some
purpose, and accommodate the increase timber rain- and sun-screening for the
in pupil numbers from 1296 to 1480. external circulation.
The design proposal for Cotham School
Spine received a CABE ‘Excellent’ rating. The
The design improves the use of the project will be completed in December 2010.
school’s outdoor spaces; a covered,
external circulation spine connects the
www.waltersandcohen.com
new building with the existing building,
Expansion for Caerphilly
school
M
IDAS Construction is building a investment project by the Welsh
new four-storey teaching facility Assembly Government to improve
and link building for Ystrad facilities of colleges in Wales. The College
Mynach College in Hengoed. has six sites throughout the Caerphilly
The £5m new build will comprise 13 Borough with each offering an individual
classrooms, a new library, improved catering learning environment. There are more
facilities and public areas for students, than 14,000 students ranging from school
exhibitions, competitions and public events. leavers to adult mature students and
The building has been designed to achieve both academic and vocational courses at
BREEAM excellent rating. Plans include a entry and degree level are offered.
biomass boiler, natural ventilation,
rainwater harvesting and a ‘green roof’.
www.midasgroup.co.uk
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