Location:Essex
Client:McAvoy Group
Architect:Stride Treglown
Value:£21m
New 1200 place secondary school with sports specialism.
A three-storey secondary school offering sports and events hall, changing facilities, dining hall, activity studio, staff offices, play areas and pitches, and modern teaching spaces. School designed in compliance with DfE requirements.
New school for 1200 pupils which offers specialism in sports education. The development was also built on training pitches for Thurrock Rugby Club, the school being adjacent to the rugby club and having an emphasis on sports education aims to provide a thriving sports hub for the area.
In collaboration with the design team, AWP provided structural and civil engineering design to comply with requirements set by the Department for Education. This took the form of a multi-stage review process for drawings and designs to be signed off and approved by the DfE.
The steel structure of the main school building is of modular construction and built off-site, then delivered with the majority of fixtures and finishes complete.
The sports hall, main hall, dining hall and activity studio are traditional steelwork construction. To overcome the challenges faced when coordinating the junctions between traditional build and modular framed portions, BIM and clash detection techniques were utilised.
The design team worked with the DfE and the school to ensure the new school was delivered in accordance with requirements. This took the form of “client engagement meetings” and design review by the DfE.
AWP provided technical drawings, 3D revit models and design calculations for substructure, superstructure, below ground drainage and external works.
The development provides a new secondary school for 1200 pupils and enhances the sports facilities for the area.
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