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temperatures and an EC/DC motor-driven system of variable speed drives on all pumps and fans. To comply with the current London Plan regulations as well as Building Regulations, further energy-efficient features include high performance (low G-value/high luminous transmission) glazing, and LED lighting throughout, alongside energy-saving heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting controls. The building has achieved a BREEAM
‘Very Good’ rating, and has improved on the Building Regulations CO2
emissions
requirements by 36.8%. Annual CO2 emissions from embodied carbon to
practical completion were recorded as 610 KgCO2
modelling software. Conclusion
Children and staff of the school feel hugely positive about their new building. There is now the space and the facilities to deliver not just a full educational programme, but host events to bring the community together.
Parents and the wider community are involved in school life, attending events
ADF MAY 2024 eq/m². Embodied carbon over
the lifecycle of the building is calculated at 963 KgCO2
eq/m² using dynamic thermal
such as parent workshops and Christmas fairs, for example. “There’s something about the building that attracts them to want to be here,” says the school head, Galiema Amien-Cloete. “The school facilitates such activities beautifully, we have the space and it is an attractive space to make that happen.”
Roberts says that for her team, working on the school with a committed local council and school leadership team, was “an incredibly enriching experience”. What was most important to FCBStudios was the ability to work in collaboration with the client to “appropriately reflect the very specific needs of its community”. The result is a building carefully designed for pupils which also recognises its community’s history, enhances its local environment. The spirit of the predecessor buildings lives on, highlighted through a characterful palette of robust materials aligned to confident architectural expression. The project is shortlisted for a RIBA London Award, to be announced in May 2024. The school’s head concludes “I’m most proud of contributing to creating a beacon for this community, something that will stay here for the next 50 years, I hope, if not longer.” g
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