Schools www.nicholashare.co.uk 3 Barnsbury Square London N1 1JL Telephone 020 7619 1670 Fax 020 7619 1671 Nicholas Hare Architects was formed in 1977. The practice became a Limited Liability Partnership in 2004. At present we are 73 people, 62 of whom are architects, handling a wide range of projects. Most of our commissions have come through recommendations from previous clients, though the practice’s reputation has been enhanced by success in architectural competitions for public buildings. The strength of the practice stems from its combination of en- ergy and inventiveness with a professional sense of responsibility to clients. The commitment to excellence and thoroughness in design is matched by the importance attached to the efficient and cost-conscious running of contracts: we have a wide experience of working with traditional forms of contract as well as with management contracts, construction management and 2-stage collaborative contracts. We have a history of achieving good value for our clients, through attention to detail and the pursuit of good quality and low maintenance, particularly in the building envelope: many of the buildings designed by the practice have cost much less than their quality would suggest. Our service responds to the needs of clients, ranging from complete building projects including project management to strategic planning and consultancy. Our record of satisfied cli- ents and second and third commissions is testimony to the care devoted to understanding and responding to the real needs of our clients, as well as producing buildings which give pleasure to those who use them. Schools August 2011 2 Haybridge High School, Hagley, Worcestershire Over 30 years NHA has built a balanced portfolio of projects, Primary schools Ifield Community College, West Sussex but the most consistent thread is of buildings for education. Chafford Hundred Campus, Thurrock (integrates nursery, primary, James Hornsby High School, Essex Our work includes schools, colleges, universities and specialist secondary, sixth form and adult education) medical education centres. In particular, we have excellent Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Birmingham Coldfall Primary School, Haringey experience of secondary school design both for mainstream and Kettering Buccleuch Academy, Northamptonshire Coleridge Primary School, Haringey SEN schools. Kettering Science Academy, Northamptonshire Golden Lane Campus, Islington (integrates a primary school, an King Edward’s School, Witley (masterplan) In 2009/10 NHA was named Best School Architect and SEN school and children’s centre) Kingsley High School, Harrow (SEN) received awards for Inspiring Design (for Golden Lane Campus, Parkside and Meadows School, Bromsgrove (first & middle schools) Lees Brook Community Sports College, Derby London) and Best School Extension (for Coleridge Primary Sidemoor First School, Bromsgrove School, London) at the BCSE awards (British Council for School Noel-Baker Community School, Derby Woodlands School, Harrow (SEN) Environments) Coleridge Primary School also won a prestigous North Birmingham Academy, West Midlands Civic Trust Award in 2010. NHA won ‘Best Design for a New North Bromsgrove High School, Worcestershire School’ at the Excellence in BSF Awards (for Park Hall School in Secondary schools Ormiston Academy, Birmingham Solihull), and the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award Alexandra Park School, Haringey Park Hall School, Solihull (for Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College in Birmingham). All Saints Academy, Cheltenham St Paul’s School, London (redevelopment) Bancroft’s School, Essex (dining, sixth form centre and sports hall) The following pages list our relevant school and college projects Strood Academy, Medway Benenden School, Kent (sixth form houses) Bristol Cathedral Choir and illustrate some of them. Thomas Bennett Community College, West Sussex (including The Bishop of Rochester Academy, Medway Academy, Bristol new theatre) Brompton Academy, Medway City Council Woodlands School, Essex Castle View School, Essex Chafford Hundred Campus, Thurrock (through school) Cornelius Vermuyden School and Art College, Essex Crown Woods School, Greenwich Dormers Wells High School, Ealing East Blackburn Learning Community, Lancashire (with facilities for those with Moderate Learning Difficulties) Gresham’s School, Norfolk (new boarding house) Schools August 2011 3 Alexandra Park School London Borough of Haringey Alexandra Park School opened a sixth form in September 2004. The new buildings designed by NHA also include science laboratories, music, art and DT departments. These incorporate the new regulations on thermal and acoustic performance, as well as a number of technologies to achieve low energy consumption. Schools August 2011 4 All Saints Academy Cheltenham All Saints’ Academy is a new three storey building in west Cheltenham, providing secondary education for 900 pupils and 200 sixth formers. The heart of the building is the entrance atrium dominated by the copper clad chapel and highly visible on approaching the building across the landscaped piazza. Galleries run alongside the atrium leading directly to three radiating Learning Wings providing the majority of classroom accommodation. Located at the northern end of the galleries is the assembly hall, and music rooms above, with the dining area and catering spaces occupying the ground floor at the southern end. Above these at first floor level is the 4-court sports hall, gym and dance studios. Many of the spaces will be available for community use. Externally, the areas around the building provide many opportu- nities that encourage outdoor learning. The Academy opened to students in September and the official ribbon was cut by Olympic champion Steve Redgrave on 1 November 2011. Schools August 2011 5 Bancroft’s School Woodford Green, Essex Bancroft’s School is a Grade 2 listed building located on the edge of Epping Forest. NHA’s com- mission included preparation of a masterplan to establish a framework for future phased expansion and refurbishment of the school’s facilities. The first phase of development extended the existing language of courtyards and provided kitchen and dining facilities, as well as classrooms and a sixth-form centre. The second phase consisted of a new sports hall beside the playing fields. Schools August 2011 6 Schools August 2011 7 Bristol Cathedral Choir Academy Bristol Cathedral School, the city’s oldest school, moved from the independent sector to become an Academy in September 2008 - Bristol Cathedral Choir School (BCCS). Since then the school has expanded and the student population almost doubled. The broad brief was to respond to the developed curriculum model which supports the school’s specialisms of music and mathematics. BCCS is uniquely positioned in the historic centre of Bristol. It has awide range of accommodation on site, from medieval ecclesiastical buildings integral to the Cathedral, to a recently constructed school and office building around College Square. “The development will provide a sense of space that is truly rare in city centre schools.” Principal Neil Blundell Schools August 2011 8 Chafford Hundred Campus Thurrock Council This project is a forward-looking scheme promoted by Thurrock Council. One integrated building embraces nursery, primary and secondary schools, and a public library. This community project provides learning facilities for all ages including adults. In 2003 it received the Civic Trust’s Centre Vision Award for “the project which contributed most to the revitalisation or regeneration of a community”. “The building is brilliant - I can’t fault it.” Headteacher Alison Banks Schools August 2011 9 Bromsgrove PFI Worcestershire County Council NHA designed three schools within this PFI project with BAM. Sidemoor First School has become a ‘forest’ school and is located on a new semi-rural site encompassing a small wood- land area. The design enhances the natural features of the site and encourages a close relationship between the formal internal teaching spaces and landscape. Meadows First School and Parkside Middle School share a single new building to form a through school. The pin-wheel form of the new building allows the schools to share many spaces whilst still retaining their own territories, both within the building and externally. North Bromsgrove High School adopts an ‘H’ plan on a difficult, sloping site. The new design incorporates the school’s existing Millennium building. The separate new sports facilities are shared by the community. Schools August 2011 10 Noel-Baker and St Martins Schools Derby BSF The scheme involves the co-location of Noel-Baker Community School with St Martins Special School for students with learning, behavioural and emotional special needs on the existing Noel- Baker site. The joint vision was for a building that captured the individual needs and identity of each school whilst still being able to sup- port and enhance the relationship between the two schools. A central dining atrium and cafe forms the shared heart of the new school. This is a facility for local people too who will also share the extensive sports facilities. The school accommodation is arranged in butterfly shaped clusters which reach out into the landscape and embrace open plan, ICT rich learning plazas within. An atmosphere of calm purposefulness will prevail in the infor- mal learning areas which will allow the relationships between staff and students to flourish. Schools August 2011 11 Coldfall Primary School