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Mid-twentieth century primary school ‘grows up’
in Lewisham, developing and detailing the initial designs by Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects. Turnham Primary School needed additional facilities on a restricted site for their expanding pupil numbers. A large extension at roof level allows the school to grow, providing additional facilities in a light-filled space with views across the neighbourhood. The zinc-clad second floor extension
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provides extra classrooms, including special education needs (SEN) rooms, and a large hall to accommodate a whole school year of pupils. With a deliberately expressed natural timber structure and lined with birch ply timber panels, the hall is a warm, unimpeded space for assembly, dance and games, flooded with daylight through large windows running along its length. Classrooms are fitted with birch ply cupboards and a neutral palette. For
DWARD Williams Architects has completed a roof-top extension to a mid-twentieth-century primary school
the toilets, a bold lime green is chosen, using colour to make a stronger cognitive break between transitory spaces and the classroom. The extension makes space for an
ecology terrace with benches and raised planters outside a practical classroom complete with a ‘wet area’; here the children grow edible plants and learn about nature systems, plants, and food. All of the new rooms in the extension are naturally ventilated using the Breathing Building system, a low energy natural ventilation solution which uses passive roof terminals in conjunction with opening windows to
ventilate the spaces. Throughout the extension, high acoustic performance is achieved using expressed acoustic panels. Laura Carrara-Cagni, Director of
Edward Williams Architects, said: “Previously squeezed into too few classrooms and with restricted play and creative spaces, it was brilliant to see the children expressing themselves in their bright new hall. Their classrooms are now airy spaces to support their learning, and colourful work!”.
www.edwardwilliamsarchitects.com
Willmott Dixon wins £10m Reef Way Special School in Hailsham
of its kind in the area and the state-of- the-art facilities include a learning library, classrooms with safe rooms, dining hall and a MUGA pitch. Willmott Dixon managing director in
South London and Southern Homes Counties, Roger Forsdyke, said: “We have significant experience in delivering SEN and SEMH Schools and are thrilled to win our first contract through the Orbis Framework. The early engagement with our customer and inclusion of our design consortium and supply chain partners ensures we have the best possible preparation to deliver this school for East Sussex County Council.” Project Manager at East Sussex
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ILLMOTT Dixon has secured the largest project to date on the Orbis Framework, with East
Sussex County Council awarding it the £10m contract to build Reef Way Special School in Hailsham.
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educationdab.co.uk The school will provide 80 primary and
secondary spaces for pupils aged between 4 and 16 years who have social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, with construction work scheduled to start in summer 2019. It will be the first
County Council, Annie Atkins, said: “We are delighted to be working with Wilmott Dixon. This new school will make a significant difference to young people with special educational needs who require this specialist provision.”
www.willmottdixon.co.uk
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