Stonebridge Primary School
Brent, Greater London
Extension and refurbishment of a Grade II listed primary school to provide six new classrooms and a multi-purpose hall.
Wimbledon, Greater London
Ricards Lodge Sixth Form
Merton Council -- Auburn Construction
The design for the new sixth form block at Ricards Lodge High School comprises a two-storey building featuring three science classrooms / laboratories and associated prep room areas, a CAD suite, two staff offices, a sixth form café, independent study areas and ancillary accommodation.
McBains was originally appointed by Merton Council to prepare a feasibility study for expansion of its sixth form facilities at Ricards Lodge High School to support a successful DfE Post-16 Capacity Fund Application.
Following the bid in early 2023, a multidisciplinary team was then appointed to develop the design up to RIBA Stage 3 Employer’s Requirements and to submit a planning permission application. After successful appointment of a main contractor, McBains continued to deliver the project providing both a client-side advisory role and a contractor-side delivery team.
Key Information
775sqm
sixth form building
Two
storey building
Three
science labs
CAD
suite
The ground floor of the 775sqm stand-alone sixth form block includes a centrally-located entrance lobby facing onto a small admin / reception office allowing passive supervision to other student spaces. An independent study space is accessible to all sixth form pupils and is located opposite a sixth form café area which opens onto the external sixth form social space. The CAD lab with Design IT equipment and laser cutter is located adjacent on the ground floor.
The first floor provides three specialist laboratory spaces, as well as associated prep room area. Office, welfare and storage spaces are also located on first floor.
The schedule of accommodation was developed in line with Department for Education spatial requirements and following BB 103 (Area Guidelines for Mainstream Schools) guidelines, with the DfE Technical Annexes informing the design and specification of all spaces.
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