Virgo Fidelis
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Free-standing standing multi-use pavilion within a clearing in an orchard
Clad in gold expanded aluminium mesh, the pavilion is constructed from a basic palette of materials with flat-pack and prefabricated components.
The project was funded by The Cooking Spaces Project - a fund set up to unite creativity with health and hygiene.
Data
- Begun: May 2011
- Completed: Oct 2011
- Floor area: 125m2
- Sector: Education
- Total cost: £285,000
- Procurement: JCT Intermediate Form with subcontractors’ design portion
- Address: Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School 147 Central Hill, Upper Norwood, London, SE19 1RS, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Duggan Morris Architects
- Client: Virgo Fidelis Convent School
- Services consultant: Peter Deer & Associates
- Quantity surveyor: Appleyard & Trew
- Main contractor: DW Bevan Limited
- Structural engineer: Elliott Wood Partnership
Suppliers
- Roof deck: Corus acoustic metal profiled sheet decking
- Roof insulation: Kingspan rigid insulation set to fall
- Roofing: Sarnafil single-ply membrane roof system
- SIPs: Hemsec metal composite insulation panel
- Mesh cladding: Ash & Lacey expanded aluminium mesh
- Windows: Smart system windows
- Linoleum Flooring: Forbo