Uppingham Primary, Nursery & Children’s Centre

Sector Education/Leisure/Healthcare

Client Rutland County Council

Location Oakham, Rutland

Value £6.5 million

GEA 50,000 sq ft

A Primary School Pathfinder Project for a two form-entry primary school with a nursery, children’s centre and pre-school SEN provision. The project provides a transformational learning environment, with an innovative arrangement of classrooms providing flexible and adaptable accommodation. The design strategy extends into the landscape to provide opportunities for learning through landscape. The project is designed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent Rating. It utilises a heavyweight masonry interior with a pre-cast concrete roof deck to provide thermal mass, natural cross ventilation and is cooled with the assistance of a labyrinth of underground cooling pipes to provide tempered air. Rainwater is collected and used for flushing WC’s and a SUDS strategy has been incorporated.