HLM designed All Saints school starts on site

Construction work on the new All Saints High School near Sheffield is underway, a project designed by HLM Architects.

The project will incorporate a remodelled and extended All Saints campus, and will be completed in September 2011.

The two schools will be located on the same campus on what was once Sheffield Deer Park and the design aims to provide innovative opportunities for both schools to exploit and maximise inclusive learning opportunities.

Key aspects of the design include: New main entrance to serve both schools and community; Separate traffic and pedestrian routes where possible; Link new dining hall in Seven Hills with the existing dining in All Saints to integrate the population of both schools; Link existing Blocks A, B and C with a new extension to All Saints School; Combined 6th form department for both schools; Combined administration and staff areas for both schools; New specialist teaching accommodation to be created in All Saints school; External teaching spaces linked to internal classrooms where possible.

The curriculum vision for the school means students will increasingly be offered personal bespoke learning programmes; more flexible spaces are required.

A high quality, landscaped entrance plaza is crucial to the effectiveness of the project and the outdoor school spaces will be landscaped to address the diverse nature of the pupils.

The design also incorporates a range of sustainable design principles: Use of thermal modelling to optimise building envelope u-values; Naturally ventilated where possible; Provision of green 'habitat' roof to new build; Automatic lighting system to supplement and enhance daylight levels; Utilisation of natural indirect light from the sky to provide; Diffused light as the primary source of illumination wherever feasible; Artificial lighting designed to supplement daylight levels when insufficient; Infrared movement detectors with delay settings within ancillary areas; Veolia district heating to aid in achieving 60 per cent carbon reduction.

The project team comprises: VINCI Construction UK, HLM Architects, services and structural engineer Mott MacDonald, quantity surveyor EC Harris, access consultant B3 Safety and Access, and CDM coordinator Walker Cotter Safety.

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