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modular & alternative buildings
Modular build for
constrained site
WO-STOREY modular building was
A pre-owned modular building has formed a new extension
T
HE T
fully refurbished and fitted out to
accommodate nine general classrooms
at Harehills Primary School in Leeds.
and one IT suite, toilets and a lift. It has
been partially clad in timber to help integrate
it with the surrounding residential area.
The project was carried out by Foremans
Relocatable Building Systems in two phases,
with the structures craned into position
during school holidays to minimise
disruption. The new facilities provide an
additional 210 places at the school,
bringing the total capacity to 630 pupils
to meet the growing population in the area.
“The approach gives us the quality of
accommodation we need for schools in
the area and to a tight budget,” explains
Derek Vest, education officer at
Education Leeds. “Other benefits include
reduced construction time, less
disruption to teaching, and because the
buildings we use are recycled, it is very
sustainable. This type of construction
also lends itself to constrained sites such
as Harehills, where there is little space
for heavy plant, equipment and storage
of building materials.”
The classrooms suit the school’s needs
in terms of size and usability and are light
and airy. Education Leeds has since
embarked on a further four-classroom
extension at Crossley Street Primary
School. This permanent single-storey
building is finished in brick cladding and
adjoins the existing school.
www.foremansbuildings.co.uk
Flat pack solution to space needs
S
MALL GROUP timetabling is a key from Terrapin combines flexibility of
part of the teaching programme at design value with speed of construction.
Philip Southcote in Addlestone Suitable for low-rise building projects
Moor, a special school for children with such as nurseries, schools and
learning difficulties aged between 11 and clubhouses, options can include
16. To continue to fulfill this brief, two foundations and provision for services
single-storey double classroom units have such as plumbing, electricity and air
been specified to replace three conditioning to deliver an enhanced
temporary buildings that were in a poor building performance.
state of repair. Working with consulting and business
The new buildings provided by Terrapin services group Mouchel, Terrapin also
cover a total area of over 200 sqm, and handled the groundworks, including
include a lobby, office, stores and toilet demolition of the old buildings, a process
facilities as well as four 54 sqm that took seven weeks.
classrooms. Access has been upgraded
with ramped approaches.
www.terrapin-ltd.co.uk
The Unitrex ‘flat-pack-building’ system
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