Kingswood School
Low-maintenance boarding houses for pupils.
Client
Kingswood School
Location
Bath
Contract Period
58 weeks
Form of Contract
JCT 2016 D&B
Contract Sum
£3m
The project comprised the construction of three 2-storey boarding houses that are linked by glazed walkways.
The building provides accommodation for 43 boarding pupils plus ancillary accommodation and self contained flats for the housemaster and his assistant.
The building itself has been designed to require only a low maintenance regime and low energy throughout its life cycle.
It has also been designed for use by disabled pupils, with doors being widened for wheelchair access and a lift.
The construction of the building is a traditional load bearing masonry with internal plastered blockwork walls, the external envelope being clad in bath stone render and cedar cladding.
Windows are timber and aluminium with curtain walling to the walkways between buildings.
The roof is a standing seam specification.
There is also provision for photo voltaic and solar panels on the roof of the boarding house.
The construction site itself was located in the midst of the school campus accessed down a private drive with residential properties.
The buildings themselves stand in the gardens of the adjacent existing boarding houses which were occupied throughout the project so a great deal of sensitivity was required in our construction operations.
Regular meetings were held with the school staff to ensure communication channels remained open and we kept all the local residents informed of our activities.
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