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The flexibility and adaptability provided by nora floorcoverings has helped a Liverpool girls’ school to win The Education Estates Project award, in recognition of design innovation.
The Notre Dame Catholic College in Everton was the first completed project out of eight schools in the first phase of an investment program carried out by Liverpool City Council as part of their Building for Schools for the Future Programme.
The school was designed by architects Sheppard Robson and was developed to meet the city council’s Liverpool Schools Concept brief where a simply constructed large ‘shell’ space is provided efficiently at minimal cost, allowing the interior to be adapted to the schools specific needs. This is to allow flexible re-organisation throughout the building’s life. The aim is to improve education, boost the local economy and build stronger local communities.
In the case of Notre Dame Catholic College the outstanding facilities include a performance area with a drama and dance studio, a learning Resource Centre,
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six science laboratories, five computer rooms and a music technology suite.
Rubber flooring specialist, nora systems supplied 2,400m² of its noraplan unita flooring to the upper level circulation areas of the college, and 1,500m² of norament grano was installed in the ground floor atrium.
norament grano is well-known for its resilient and hardwearing properties. For that reason, it was specified to meet the brief set by Liverpool City Council for achieving high flexibility and adaptability for the functions of the college’s atrium.
The college has been in Liverpool for over 100 years and was originally founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame to provide an education for under privileged girls from the city of Liverpool.
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