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external impact
Shaded by design
Blackpool Sixth Form
ventilation requirements for the buildings.
To the main elevation and most
College has extended its T
he new ‘Medlock’ building is the
second phase of development and
houses a reception area, an open noticeable, is the external aluminium brise
plan Visual Arts suite, a new Student soleil which shades both south facing
facilities with a new
Services area and a Learning Café. The elevations of the buildings, this was
learning centre, which
first floor houses classrooms for Media, complemented with stainless steel mesh
Film and Photography and the top floor brise soleil.
opens this month as part of
contains Science and Maths classrooms. In order to provide controlled natural
The first phase, the ‘New Wyre’ building ventilation with sound attenuation
a £15m funding project for
houses a Centre of Excellence for LouvreSol also installed fixed blade
the College.
Science and, on the ground floor, a louvres, insulated motorised louvres and
Learning Resource Centre and Library. insulated fixed louvres.
Brise soleil
Products from LouvreSol Special Projects
www.louvresol.com
were used to complete the shading and
Minimising slips in outdoor areas
T
HE £10m Newark Primary School in ensure that walkways and recreation buff-coloured inserts. The inserts can
Port Glasgow is the result of an areas minimised the risk of slips, trips and also be supplied in a variety of alternative
amalgamation of three primary falls for pupils and teachers. colour options, making decking not only
schools. Designed by Studio E Architects more eye-catching, but also drawing
and built by Barr Construction for Inverclyde Visible attention to stairs, changes in gradient
Council, it has a capacity of 595 pupils. Antislip decking from John Brash features and the edges of boards.
Natural daylighting and high quality in the two ground floor locations, with one
ventilation systems including the being used as a play area. JB Antislip Plus
management of CO2 have been uses a formula of resin based aggregate www.studioe.co.uk
incorporated into the design. There are inserts injected into the boards to provide
four roof-mounted wind turbines each a durable and slip resistant surface. Each
www. johnbrash.co.uk
capable of generating 1kw of electricity. deck board fitted at the school has two
The electricity generated and used can
be shown on plasma screens as an
educational tool.
Ground floor classrooms have external
decking and first floor classrooms have
balconies accessed from the activity
areas. The decking areas create a natural
and attractive appearance to the
exterior of the school, as well as providing
a safe outdoor area for the pupils.
Being on the west coast of Scotland,
the school is exposed to higher than
average rainfall from the Atlantic storms,
which needed to be considered for all
external areas. The designers wanted to
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