Hoyle Early Years Centre
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Illuminated canopy for play and outdoor functions
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Competition-winning refurbishment to neighbourhood nursery in Bury, Lancashire
In principle the organisation of this 410 m2 building is straightforward. The building’s front faces west. To the north of the entrance is staff space. To its south is the two-threes playroom and next to it, through a folding partition, the parent/training room. Farthest south is the baby area.
The project has created a new street frontage, raised the roof 800mm above the existing walls with clerestory windows to create spaces with daylight and centred the building around a small open aired courtyard garden.
To the east, the three to fives playroom occupies much the same area it did before, as part of the old plan but the new refurbishment meant better daylighting and views, and a route out through the new library/reading area to improved outdoor play spaces.
The outdoor canopy is translucent polycarbonate that can be illuminated for evening use. Overall, the straightforward plan zoning provides some flexibility for coping with the changes in educational agenda.
Data
- Begun: Jan 2003
- Completed: Nov 2004
- Floor area: 410m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £690,000
- Tender date: Dec 2002
- Procurement: IFC/2 Stage Tender
- Address: Chesham Fold Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 6HR, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: DSDHA
- Project architects: Brent Crittenden, Claire McDonald, David Hills, Deborah Saunt, Fred Collin
- Client: Bury Education Services, Hoyle Nursery School
- Quantity surveyor: Stockdales
- Structural engineer: Price & Myers
- Main contractor: McGoff and Byrne
- Services engineer: Atelier Ten
Suppliers
- Roof canopy subcontractor: Metspec
- Roof Services: Twinfix
- Steel frame: F Ainscough & Co.
- Rooflights: Monodraught
- External Render: Sto Render
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