Walderslade Primary School

Location:

Walderslade, Chatham, Kent

Appointment:

September 2003 ( 1st feasibility )

Completion:

Partial demolition, enabling works, temporary school building: July to September 2009 Phase 1: April 2010 to July 2011 Phase 2: September 2011

Scope:

1FE New Build Replacement Primary School

Type:

Primary School

Planning Issues:

Sustainable Points:

Rated BREEAM ‘Very Good’ Acoustically attenuated passive stack ventilation with night cooling Large rooflights and north-facing windows provide good quality natural light to the single-aspect building cut into the hillside; glazing with high g-values, and automated blinds to south-facing rooflights reduce solar heat gain 164m2 of photovoltaic roof panels reduce carbon footprint by 23% Fully automated lighting system

Client:

RIBA Stage C to G Medway Council RIBA Stage F onwards Mansell

Client Type:

Public / Contractor

Bullet Points:

2 Stage Design & Build
2012 Kent Design & Development Award ( winner, Public Building, education category )
2017 Medway Design & Regeneration Awards ( winner, Public Buildings - Education )
Featured in AJ Specification February 2012
2017 Medway Design & Regeneration Awards ( winner, Public Buildings - Education )
Featured in AJ Specification February 2012

Consultant Team:

Structures & civils ( Alan Baxter Partnership ), MEP ( Norman Bromley Partnership ), QS ( Faithful and Gould ), Landscape ( Lloyd Bore Partnership ), Project Manager ( Mace )

Contractor:

Mansell