Teddington School - 08/09/2006
View full story >The brief required a new £30m secondary school on the existing site. The three factors that drove our design were urban response, school organisation,…
Orleans House Gallery Phase III - 10/08/2006
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Patel Taylor have been chosen to continue the development of Orleans House Gallery for the Arts Service, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Teddington School
- 08/09/2006The brief required a new £30m secondary school on the existing site. The three factors that drove our design were urban response, school organisation, and the phasing and delivery to allow the current school to remain fully functional during construction.
The mass of the school is along the north side, creating an edge that gives clarity to the junction between the urban fabric and the open green space. This also allowed the street pattern to be replicated with an internal and external street for the day-to-day operation of the school, and a secure service road along the north edge.
The site is accessed from both ends, allowing for a dual interface with the community. One gives access to the assembly hall and dining facilities, and the other to the sports facilities, with the teaching hub between. This hub is structured around the internal street, with the central resources on the north side and the teaching clusters to the south. The clusters are arranged according to faculties; each designed to allow for flexible classroom layouts and communal resource areas. The themed educational courtyards between the clusters also link to the internal street, giving views to the open space beyond.
The mass of the school is along the north side, creating an edge that gives clarity to the junction between the urban fabric and the open green space. This also allowed the street pattern to be replicated with an internal and external street for the day-to-day operation of the school, and a secure service road along the north edge.
The site is accessed from both ends, allowing for a dual interface with the community. One gives access to the assembly hall and dining facilities, and the other to the sports facilities, with the teaching hub between. This hub is structured around the internal street, with the central resources on the north side and the teaching clusters to the south. The clusters are arranged according to faculties; each designed to allow for flexible classroom layouts and communal resource areas. The themed educational courtyards between the clusters also link to the internal street, giving views to the open space beyond.
