Fabio Maiolin, senior architect, HawkinsBrown
Selected products
The site suffered over the years from a significant backlog of maintenance and our work focused on addressing fabric performance issues and reducing the long-term financial burden on the school. Materials were selected with durability, sustainability and longevity in mind.
The brown-grey brick selected for the internal courtyard elevations responds to the brick of the historic buildings, while curtain walling, copper mesh and anodised aluminium was used to mark new additions to the site. Copper mesh glazed units are backed with insulation in the new Science Building but left translucent in the Chapel so you can see the movement and activity inside the building.
Sprayed acoustic finishes
Oscar Acoustics
Sonaspray K13 Special
Hall and library interior soffits
oscar-acoustics.co.uk
Through a decade-long partnership, we supported the school in unlocking significant financial and logistical challenges to provide 13,000m2 of much-needed upgrades to this unique site. The project was delivered through a complex funding mix from the Central Foundation Schools of London, the local education authority, the Department for Education and proceeds from the sale of a development site.
