ST ALBANS & ST STEPHENS PRIMARY
SCHOOL, ST ALBANS. EXTENSION AND ALTERATIONS TO NURSERY
BRIEF – To
provide 2 no. Reception Classbases to form an early
years unit adjacent to the existing detached nursery
building.
DATE
COMPLETED – September 2006
GROSS
FLOOR AREA - 195 m2
BUILD
COST - £ 430,000
DETAILS – The
two new classbases were designed as a linked extension
to the existing nursery classbase. The existing building
was an uninteresting flat roofed “box” and
an early decision was made to provide a modern contrasting
design but with a degree of visual link to the existing.
A shallow mono pitch roof was selected to sit comfortably
beside the existing flat roof and a glulam timber frame
structure adopted to promote sustainability issues.
A new ramp/bridge was constructed to provide separate
access from the school entrance to the new unit.