Highbury Grove school

During the design festival ten key
points of sustainabiltiy
were agreed with the pupils.
Key Sustainability Features
1. Passive Solar Design – Optimising the orientation of the buildings on site to allow for maximum provision
of natural daylight and control of solar gains will be a key design consideration.
2. Natural ventilation – It is proposed that as far as possible buildings will be naturally ventilated,
reducing the need for mechanical ventilation and associated energy use.
3. Optimised Building Fabric Performance and Site Area – The performance of the building fabric will be optimised
so as to reduce the need for heating, cooling and artificial lighting, therefore reducing overall energy consumption.
It is intended that the target will be to exceed the minimum requirements of Building Regulations Part L 2006.
The available site area will also be optimised.
4. On-site Renewable Energy – A minimum of 10% CO2 savings will be made from the site through the use of on-site
renewable energy to meet the requirements of PPS22. This will be achieved through the potential use of renewable
energy systems such as biomass heating, ground source heating/cooling, evacuated tube solar collectors etc.
5. Low Water Use, Rainwater Harvesting & Sustainable Urban Drainage – Low water use sanitary ware will be
provided across the site as will be rainwater harvesting and sustainable urban drainage (SUDs).
6. Recycling – The key recycling strategy ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ will be applied to the construction and running
of the school. Materials will be specified where possible that are recycled and or easily recyclable. Recycling facilities
will be provide for the site both during construction and as part of the finished school facilities. Targets will be set to
optimise the amount aggregate that is re-used on the site as part of the construction.
7. BREEAM – The BREEAM assessment method is an independently verified environmental assessment method which
is used to assess the environmental performance of both new developments and refurbishments and allocate them with
an environmental rating. A rating of ‘Excellent’ will be sought for the new school buildings and ‘Very Good’ for any
refurbishments. The BREEAM assessment covers all parts of the site design from energy consumption through to biodiversity.
8. Sustainable Materials and Construction – Sustainable materials such as the use of FSC timber, green roofs and
materials with low VOC (volatile organic compounds), GWP (global warming potential) and ODP (ozone depletion potential)
will be specified where possible both for construction purposes and the building designs as will be ‘A’ rated materials according
to BREEAM requirements. Sustainable construction methods such as MMC (modern methods of construction – of site
fabrication) will be utilised as appropriate.
9. Sustainable Transport and Movement – This development will promote the use of green transport methods through the
production of a ‘Green Travel Plan’. Cycling facilities will be provided on the site and pedestrian access.
10. Social Sustainability – Community interaction and a shared sense of belonging are important elements in terms of
sustainable development. Communication and interaction between all stakeholders involved in the project will be key to
providing a sustainable school design and environment.
Pedestrian access enhanced - walking seen as a key form of transport to the
school
Covered cycle storage - capacity double with three areas created
Green Travel Plan - Car parking and cars reduced
and seperated from pedestrian routes
Highbury Grove & Samuel Rhodes Schools
Site Plan and Pupil Participation
The London Design Festival was
a starting point to engage pupils’
ideas while imparting a better
understanding of sustainability.
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Early architectural models expressed the idea of horizontal banding across the site which in
some way might assist the identification of the nine faculty bases and other key areas. Such
an approach serves to unify the varied building mass across the entire length of the site. A
diverse vocabulary of complimentary buildings has emerged.
Architectural Character
External appearance will be subtle use of colour and pattern, expressing variety and optimism. In order to achieve a high level of harmony amongst all of the new building elements,
the facades are intended to be primarily horizontal bands of glass and opaque materials.
Expressed as shifting tectonic plates set around the ‘ gorge’
The opaque bands tend to be denser and ‘heavier’ towards the ground level. Uniqueness
and special detail is established in an amount of variation from building to building. Variation
on the architecture provides individual building identity, assists ones orientation and creates
a sense of place.
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The treelined park nature of the site offers a unique opportunity to develop a new language
and sense of urban identity for the school. The building design approach takes inspiration
from the creation of a new landform and an internal street - ‘the gorge.’
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The scale and layout of the buildings reinforce pedestrian friendly urban character, creating a human scale which frames views to the green areas and higher up the buildings local
rooftops, treetops and spires are viewable. The new school proposal allows the school to
be very easily ‘read’ in its urban setting, strong focus is given to the school building as a
public- civic function. The design responds to the ‘sharp corner’ formed within the site by
the intersection of Highbury Grove and Highbury New Park, by creating a rounded form in
this location in response to the site, rather than an orthogonal shape. The new school buildings are convergent with the heights of residential properties opposite along Highbury New
Park and is articulated to avoid a ‘megastructure’ effect along Highbury Grove. The flexible
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The edge presented by the proposal to Highbury grove enables views through the school
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The plan of the new school seeks to ‘open up’ to the greenness of the wider site and embrace the site on the eastern edge.
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