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projects: completed
Space can be reconfigured
to meet changing needs
A new science building has been created using off-site methods for one of Britain’s oldest
schools – Christ College in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
D
ESIGNED by P+HS Architects and and craned into position during school
built by Yorkon, the two-storey holidays. Two physics and two biology
building brings all the laboratories laboratories, a sixth form project room,
together under one roof, replacing an and laboratory technician’s rooms are
outdated 1950s block. grouped around a double height central
Christ College was founded by Royal atrium that functions as an additional
Charter in 1541 by King Henry VIII and has teaching area and exhibition space. This
buildings on its campus, including the central ‘street’ also allows pupils to move
chapel and dining hall, which date back to through the space at peak times and gather
the 13th Century. Because of this and informally before and after lessons.
the building’s sensitive location in a The scheme features solar water
national park, the design incorporated heating, energy-efficient lighting, natural
local materials such as Welsh sandstone ventilation and daylight, and high levels of
from Llangorse Quarry, together with insulation to conserve energy.
render and timber cladding to complement The building is adaptable to change. The
the surrounding architecture. internal walls are non load-bearing and
there are clear internal spans of up to 12m, www.pandhs.co.uk
Central street so the teaching spaces and laboratories
Sixteen steel-framed building modules can easily be reconfigured to meet the
www.yorkon.co.uk
were manufactured off-site by Yorkon school’s changing requirements over time.
Students learn how the building works
Cast in-situ
Leadbitter project manager Pete Turner,
who led the project locally, commented:
“The roof system which is designed to
hold the floors up is counter-hung
providing a massive open space on the
ground floor. And the staircases are
continuous concrete cast in situ with
stainless steel and glass balustrading.”
The new building has been designed
with flexible classroom spaces,
conference facilities and ICT provision. It
incorporates a Sixth Form centre for 250
students, a Performing Arts and Activity
Studio on the ground floor, mathematics
area on the first floor and a dedicated
business suite on the third floor.
During the construction phase,
T
HE THREE-STOREY Lancaster natural ventilation, photovoltaic cells on students were encouraged to learn about
Building at Uxbridge High School, the roof and a wind turbine, demonstrate building techniques. A special viewing
completed in July, incorporates many the latest techniques that can be used to platform was installed so that
environmentally-conscious technologies. minimise adverse environmental impacts. developments in the project could be
Importantly, much of the internal Designed by ADP and constructed by studied for class projects.
mechanics of the building has been Leadbitter Group, the concrete-framed
deliberately left on view to enable building – which was cast on site – has a
students to see how the building works. single ply roofing membrane, glazed www.adp-architects.co.uk
At each end of the building, there are curtain walling, a steel framed supporting
living 'green walls' which, together with arched section, a rein zinc roof and
rainwater and grey water recycling, terracotta rain screen cladding.
www.leadbitter.co.uk
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