Sandal Magna School
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Community Primary School, with a focus on sustainability
The building's masonry mass, the sizeable photovoltaic array on the roof of the assembly hall and the use of passive ventilation, rainwater harvesting, ground source heat pumps, all contribute to its sustainability.
The design gestures towards sustainability in its materials: exposed, untreated timber is used in the school's facade and terraced playground. Wall vegetation and allotments also ostensibly contribute to the project's green premise.
The project is planned as three connecting units, the central one being the entrance with dining hall, assembly hall, and covered play areas. The northern section houses the classrooms and special needs room, whilst offices and kitchen make up the other wing.
The old Victorian school building was demolished and the new site design was made to echo its surrounding architecture by creating a linear terrace of classrooms with a central connecting corridor. A coloured wall divides the corridor from the school library.
Inside the classrooms the service grids have been exposed, showing metal and serpentine copper piping. The brickwork of the hall is perforated to absorb sounds from outside
The timber stepping alongside the hall's gable end are the focus for playground, and a view of the bell tower is hoped to enhance the townscape.
Data
- Begun: Apr 2009
- Completed: Oct 2010
- Floor area: 2,985m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £5.2M
- Procurement: JCT SBC 05
- CO2 Emissions: 18.5kg/m2/year
- Address: Sandal Magna Community Primary School, Belle Vue Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NF, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
- Project architects: Mark Hadden, Sarah Wigglesworth
- Client: Wakefield Council, NPS Group
- Structural engineer: Techniker Ltd
- M&E consultant: Max Fordham
- Quantity surveyor: NPS North East
- Planning Supervisor : NPS North East
- Main contractor: Allenbuild
Suppliers
- Glazing: Scandinavian Window System
- Timber: KLH
- Profiled sheet cladding: Marley Eternit
- Joinery : New World Joinery
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