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News Release from: Sprunt | Subject: Urban and Property Renewal Strategies
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 February 2004
Sprunt Reviews School Accommodation
London-based architects Sprunt, specialists in urban and property renewal strategies, has completed a comprehensive review of the existing accommodation at a West-London School.
Top Of The Class Strategy For West-London School London-based architects Sprunt, specialists in urban and property renewal strategies, has completed a comprehensive review of the existing accommodation at Elthorne Park High School in Ealing, west-London, and assessed the school's accommodation needs over the next 10 years
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 19 May 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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As a result of the work carried out by Sprunt, the school now has a robust accommodation strategy, against which any demands for new space and buildings-related expenditure can be judged.
As part of the project, Sprunt analysed the implications of change to the school's curriculum as well as the school's aspirations for specialist status.
These factors were costed and reviewed in line with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) guidance on sufficiency, suitability and condition.
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"All the staff and governors were consulted during the review, leading to a report which was not only comprehensive, but also gave us an exciting road map for the future," said Mohamed Sabur, head teacher, Elthorne Park High School.
Steve McGivney, director at Sprunt, added: "We really enjoyed working with the staff at the school to make sure all their accommodation needs were understood and catered for.
The proposal we put together focused on the affordable, while including ideas that lead to a more open site with exciting and practical buildings which will inspire teachers and pupils for years to come." About Sprunt.
Established in 1988, Sprunt is one of the UK's fastest-growing design and consultancy firms.
Specialising in urban regeneration, Sprunt is responsible for such prestigious projects as the remodelled King's Cross Estate and the new Monteith Estate in Tower Hamlets.
Other previous highly-acclaimed community renewal projects include Pepys Estate, Stonebridge HAT, and Poplar HARCA, three new city learning centers at Stockwell Park, Acland Burghley and Forest Hill schools and the recently refurbished Albany Theatre in Lewisham.
Following a major rebranding in January 2003, the Sprunt group now includes Sprunt Media, providing architects with advanced CAD tuition, and Sprunt Solutions offering a one-stop, cost-effective consultancy and services solution to housing and regeneration organisations.
Sprunt also provides on-going strategic support to Lambeth Council, managing its education capital programme, and Cable and Wireless, maintaining an up-to-date plans database of all their buildings in the UK and providing a computerised workflow management system for all housing capital projects.
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