Hazelwood School
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School for children with vision and hearing impairment in Glasgow with impetus on sensory stimulation
Hazelwood School caters for 60 students with multiple disabilities, aged from two to 19. Each student has a combination of two or more of the following impairments: sight, hearing, mobility or cognitive. The design focused on creating a safe, stimulating environment for pupils and staff.
The architects set out to eliminate any institutional feel and worked to avoid conventional/standard details, creating a bespoke design that incorporates visual, sound and tactile clues.
The design incorporates cork-clad walls and weaving walkways to help students find their way round, various sensory lighting is used to engage children with vision-related disabilities. Facilities including a hydrotherapy pool put the sensory stimulation aspect at the heart of the school.
Data
- Begun: Jan 2006
- Completed: Aug 2007
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £5.7M
- Tender date: Jul 2005
- Procurement: JCT 98 Local Authority with Quantities with Contractor Designed Portions
- Address: Hazelwood School, 50 Dumbreck Court, Glasgow, G41 5DQ, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: GM + AD architects
- Project architects: Alan Dunlop, Gordon Murray
- Client: Glasgow City Council
- Structural engineer: Fulcrum Consulting/ WW
- Landscape architect: City Design Co-operative
- Acoustic consultant: RMP Acoustic Consulatants
- Quantity surveyor: Thomas and Adamson
- Planning supervisor: Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects
- Main contractor: AELTC
- Sensory wall detailing: Elmwood (Glasgow)
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