Great Notley Primary School
A competition winning scheme for a prototype low energy sustainable school for Essex.
The project was revisited throughout by the Design Council and includes innovative planning, organization, and material use. The building relies upon very simple systems, but has been designed to use very little energy, mainly by virtue of its construction including high levels of insulation.
All major internal spaces are daylit and naturally ventilated.
Tulse Hill, London
DATE 2001- 2002
ARCHITECTS Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
PROJECT STATUS Completed: 2002
PROJECT VALUE £4.0m
AWARDS Civic Trust Award-2002
This two form entry primary school located in Brixton, South London is an amalgamation of 3 previous Primary Schools and has an area for special needs children and a Sure Start unit. It is designed to operate as a civic centre as well as a traditional school. Classrooms run East to West to ensure they all receive good daylight and passive gains in Summer.
Low energy solutions and recycled materials featured highly in the design. Each classroom has its own terrace / balcony to control solar gain and is naturally ventilated using manually operated windows and vent chimneys. The facades have both high and low level opening panels.
Natural day-light is used where possible, including skylights on the upper floor, and individual automatic dimming controls in the classrooms control energy usage.
Underfloor heating is arranged in zones, so that only areas which are in use are heated, saving energy and costs.
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Links
http://www.ahmm.co.uk - Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Profile of the building by Arts World - http://www.artsworld.com/art-architecture/venues/s-u
/Stirling-Prize-Great-Notley-School.html
Project assesement by Local Government Task Force - http://www.rethinkingconstruction.org/lgtf/projects/projects
_homepage_m4i.asp?ID=115
