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St Paul’s Girls’ School completes first phase
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T Paul’s Girls’ School in West London was first established in 1904, and is now one of the most respected and academically successful senior independent schools in the UK. In 2010, the school appointed John McAslan + Partners as their strategic estate advisors.
The practice, which has an established reputation for educational projects including the British School in Rio de Janeiro, the John Roan School in Greenwich and the Oasis Academy in Enfield, was tasked with creating a campus masterplan that would identify current and future development opportunities for the school’s Brook Green site. The school is predominantly housed in a fine Grade-II listed building designed by the Arts and Crafts architect Gerard Horsley, but the accommodation had been extended organically over time. Working with the school over a number of years as masterplanner and architect, the practice developed a rationale for improving the school’s built environment in order to create a cohesive campus that would work with the existing architecture, and a masterplan that would clarify the site’s complexities. The aim of the masterplan and of the completed projects was to ensure that future developments at the school would complement and enhance this historic site, provide technology-rich learning environments and create greater space for reflection and relaxation for students and staff.
The 1,390 sqm Senior School hub School (known as the Garden Building), accommodates History and Geography Departments, and was recently shortlisted for a RIBA London Award. The building is constructed of pale limestone with a bronze coloured metal ‘veil’ which screens the upper level and provides
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