St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Primary School
St. Anthony's School is a retrofit and expansion project for the Archidiocese of Southwark in South London. The remodelling of the existing facilities and new build extension enabled the school to expand from 1.5FE to 2FE, increasing capacity from 324 to 420 children. The external appearance integrates old with the new, while landscaping creates a new visual coherence and identity.
Location
London, UK
Area
1,848 m2
Status
Completed
Year
2013
Client
Archidiocese of Southwark
An additional four classrooms and WCs have been provided in a new single storey block with an improved entrance and approach. The hall which was previously the heart of the existing school, has been enhanced by adding a new adjacent small hall, enabling the two spaces to be opened up to create a large space, and also to open out into the play courtyard. The new play courtyard is a transformation of the previous sloping and unsuitable play area, which was littered with portakabins and uneven paving slabs. Splashes of bright, cheerful reds, oranges and yellows around the building tie in with the artist-designed forest motif cladding.
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Design
The new build accommodation provides an additional four classrooms and WCs, within a new single storey block. We improved the entrance and approach in order to guide visitors into the site towards reception, with coloured leaf patterns and a cladding scheme. The hall formed the heart of the existing school, and we have enhanced this by adding a new adjacent small hall, enabling the two spaces to be opened up to create a large space, and also to open out into the play courtyard. The new play courtyard is a transformation of the previous sloping and unsuitable play area, which was littered with portakabins and uneven paving slabs.
Expertise
Project partners
Contractor
Mansell Construction
Structural engineer
Built Engineers
Services engineer
Crofton Design
Landscape architect
Livingston Eyre Associates
Quantity surveyor
Gordon Hutchinson Chartered Quantity Surveyors
Artist
Alison Hand
Selected accolades
Key data
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