Hallfield Primary School
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Two-storey primary school building clad in glass with distinctive concrete mullions and louvres
The project, an extension of the Hallfield housing scheme, comprises of; classrooms, administration offices, assembly and entrance hall.
The school is planned on two floors with its administration centre along a corridor on the first floor. The assembly, crush and entrance halls are used out of school hours for adult social activities.
The structural system exploits all the possible load bearing elements and is a result of close collaboration between architect and engineer. The dividing partitions between the classrooms are built in 9 inch brickwork, forming load bearing cross walls at 24ft centres. The thickness of the wall also ensures ample noise reduction.
The mullions and louvres, made of precast concrete, are the main feature of the building's elevation. Stone faced cladding slabs are used as the shuttering for the in situ concrete external walls.
Data
- Completed: Jan 1951
- Sector: Education
- Address: Hallfield Estate, Westminster, London, W2 6JJ, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Drake and Lasdun
- Project architects: Denys Lasdun, John Shaw, Lindsey Drake
- Client: London City Council
- Structural engineer: Ove Arup
- Main contractor: Alan Fairhead and Sons
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