PREMISES
Applicable to any schools
he number of students is by far the most important factor. Then, and as far as schools are concerned, design quality has been defined as a combination of:
However, as far as Connected Schools are concerned, modularity is going to be the keyword that will make the difference. Indeed, as a school, there are a number of spaces, each assuming a specific role, which need to be available for the school to run efficiently and have a positive impact on the pupils and the wider community. However, modularity would enable us to use the same space or group of spaces for different purposes and therefore, potentially save a lot of money on one hand, but more importantly, it would provide the flexibility required to enable creativity and innovation in the use of space. |
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The spaces that need to be available in a school are:
The areas for non-school or support functions
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As far as the toilets & personal care area are concerned:
And should also include:
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Specific to Connected Schools
Connected Schools are meant to be fairly small compare to other comparable schools, only 4 to 5 classes per year group (at least one per specialist subject in secondary school). In the case of the Secondary school section of a Connected School with 4 classes of 15 to 20 students per year group, it will translate into 300 to 400 hundred students occupying 2400 m2 or 26000 sqft after reaching full capacity in year 5.
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At that point, it will therefore require 20 modular classrooms/ICT/Music/Art Room (49m2 each), 4 Music/Art Lab, 4 science/D&T Labs (49m2 each), 2 modular (video) conferences rooms (49m2 each), one meeting room (24m2) one learning space (100 m2), one inclusion /support modular space (100 m2) 2 Head of Curriculum office, 2 head of Pastoral (21m2 each) and Heads’office, inc P.A (16 m2), one working space/staffroom (100m2), one I.T support room (12 m2) and one server/storage room (12 m2)
A modular space could be used as a gym / main hall, eating place that would cover the same surface as each of the other floor. In the example below it would be between 200 and 300 m2 and could be the result of the conversion of the parking space (partially). |
In a nutshell
(Approximately exc. Circulation, toilets, storage rooms) Classes/labs: 30x49 => 1470 m2 Meeting Room: 1x24 => 24 m2 Conference rooms/Learning/inclusion/working spaces: 5x100 => 500 m2 Offices/I.T: 5x12 => 60 m2 HeadTeachers+PA: 1x16 => 16 m2 Server Room: 1x8 => 8 m2 Dining/Assembly/Sport Hall => 300 m2 Total Space => 2400 m2 or 26000 sqft |
The building organization below is just an example of what could be done using the measurements of the previous chapter. It is assuming that the location to convert will be an empty office with 3 floors and a parking space or 4 floors of 900m2 (10000 sqft). It does not include the location of the circulations (corridors, stairs, and elevators) toilets and storage room among other spaces.
Obviously, it would also be applicable of the location is a new build. It actually offers the possibility to build the floor/unit alongside the increase in the number of students.
Obviously, it would also be applicable of the location is a new build. It actually offers the possibility to build the floor/unit alongside the increase in the number of students.
