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The new Community hub provides a focal
point at Mulberry Park, with the adjacent 210-place primary school to the right
New primary and community facilities in Bath housing scheme
Park development in Bath gets underway this spring. The development by housing
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association and house builder Curo comprises a brownfield site that will deliver 700 homes (30% of which will be for social rent or shared ownership), a £4.2m, 210-place primary school and nursery, a £10m community hub, a park
ONSTRUCTION on the new primary school, children’s nursery and community facilities at the Mulberry
and public open spaces. The community facilities will sit at the
heart of Mulberry Park fronting onto a new public square. The buildings will be marked out from new homes by distinctive perforated copper alloy panels. The striking community hub, designed by BDP and built by Rydon, features large expanses of glass that create light-filled spaces on the ground floor including a café and meeting rooms, while a cantilevered second floor will be home
to an enterprise area. The school will serve pupils aged
4-11 with a planned number of 30 per year from reception through to year six. The first pupils will start their education in September 2018. The scheme includes a 70-place children’s nursery, which will be linked to the community hub.
www.curo-group.co.uk
£4.2m rebuild under PSBP halts spiralling costs at Richmond school
transformation under the Priority School Building Programme. Design and construction consultants
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Pick Everard, along with contractor Bowmer & Kirkland, completed the design, structural and civil engineering works at the school in Kew after it was prioritised for a rebuild. Paul Rothera, director at Pick Everard,
said: “The previous building was no longer fit for purpose with poor lighting and insulation, and the costs of ongoing maintenance and repair were significant. Therefore, demolition was required and a new building was created which is more conducive to high quality learning. “The new school provides a solution
where not only do the children and staff benefit from a greatly improved teaching
HE QUEEN’S C of E Primary School in the London Borough of Richmond has undergone a £4.2m
and learning environment, considerable savings have also been made to reduce the ongoing costs of running the school.”
Central corridor The new school has been designed with a central corridor at each floor level for easy way-finding. The accommodation forms a two-storey block with a double height hall and single storey kitchen. The hall and kitchen are located at one end of the building to provide a community facility that can be separated from the rest of the school if required and is a space large enough for use by the whole school when needed. Classrooms are spread across both
floors, with a large practical teaching area located on the first floor. Reception classrooms are located on the ground floor with direct free-flow access to outdoor play areas and learning zones designed
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specifically for respective key stages. The new school is a two-form entry
primary school for 4-11 year-olds and accommodates 420 children.
www.pickeverard.co.uk www.bandk.co.uk
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