PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE
MATTERS OF LIGHTING AND VENTILATION,
GIVEN THE NEED TO KEEP CO2 LEVELS IN
CLASSROOMS UNDER CONTROL.
These features served to meet the client’s environmental
ambitions and achieve a BREEAM rating of Excellent.
The new building sits within the same footprint as an outdated
and inefficient building but provides an additional 50% teaching
space (thanks to the excavation of the basement floor). As a result,
the new building design has very little impact on its surroundings.
The building was an amazing feat of construction. The existing
building was demolished in order to make way for the new
extension, which was constructed with minimal disturbance to
either pupils or the local neighbourhood.
Particular attention was paid to the matters of lighting and
ventilation, given the need to keep CO2 levels in classrooms under
control to keep students and staff alert and attentive throughout
the day. Adams+Collingwood Architects surpassed minimum codes
requirements (building regulations and building bulletins). The
team delivered a clever combination of both natural and artificial
light, using simple and inexpensive solutions to greatly enhance
the pupils’ and staff’s experience of the building.
Through considerate design and delivery, the new and improved
Eaton House The Manor School improves the wellbeing of pupils
and staff, aids their understanding of sustainable solutions and
enhances the character of the local area.
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