safety & security
The Evelyn Grace Academy was planned on the letter Z
Security fencing can make a statement W
HEN Hadid's £37m Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton won the Stirling Prize, RIBA described it as
“a highly stylized zig-zag of steel and glass“ and praised the way the design was expertly inserted into an extremely tight site. The south London academy, planned on the letter Z, commissioned security fencing manufacturer Zaun to create the bespoke Z-shaped fencing to fit with the overall school design. The architects had to accommodate four schools under a single academy
Hilden Grange preparatory school in Tonbridge
umbrella, adding to the complexity of the security fencing solution. With a relatively small location and sport as one of the Academy's 'special subjects', they put a 100-metre running track through the middle of the site, under a bridge between two school blocks, divided by specially adapted Duo fencing from Zaun. Already widely specified in the education sector, Duo is made from twin horizontal wires sandwiching a single vertical wire using a continuous clamp bar to cover the panel ends. This means there
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Tailored metal doorsets used as a design feature
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HE NEW £4m split-level, three- storey extension at Hilden Grange preparatory school in Tonbridge
provides new teaching spaces, a nursery, specialist areas for science, art and design and learning support, as well as a new multi-use hall. Metal doorsets with large glazed vision panels from Fitzpatrick’s Citadel range were installed externally to classroom entrances. Made to order to meet specific project requirements, Citadel is manufactured from steel with the strength and durability required by contractors BAM.
In addition to the glazed vision panels, conventional metal doorsets were transformed from typical ‘back-of-house’ doors to become a striking feature by using a large selection of finishes. Entrance doorsets were supplied in RAL colours Signal Yellow, Daffodil Yellow, Yellow Orange and Pearl Mouse Grey to fit in with the look and feel of the school building. By using various colours throughout
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the building, it is possible to distinguish the age group of each class at a glance. For example, the brightest shade has been used on the bottom level of the building to indicate younger pupils whilst the shades gradually become darker as the age range and levels increase. Daniel Brenchley, project manager from
BAM Construction commented: “Hilden Grange is surrounded by woodland and exposed cross laminated timber has been used for the construction of the extension – therefore, we wanted to keep within this theme when it came to selecting appropriate colours. We decided to go with various shades of yellow, which would complement the surrounding area, especially in the autumn, and the building – when the timber begins to brown in colour over the years.”
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are no exposed panel edges on which people might snag themselves and also makes levering the panels away from the post extremely difficult. Coupled with tamper resistant
fasteners, the result is a rigid perimeter fence that offers a high degree of vandal resistance and good through visibility.
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