Highbury Grove and Samuel Rhodes School
- Location
- London, UK
- Client
- Highbury Grove and Samuel Rhodes School
- Expertise
- Sustainability
- Building Services Engineering
- Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Civil & Structural Engineering
- Completion
- 2010
- Cost
- £34m
The design wraps the teaching faculties around a new garden and external learning space, with an internal covered street creating a social route through the building.
The design wraps the teaching faculties around a new garden and external learning space, with an internal covered street creating a social route through the building. An important principle in siting the two schools together was to enable mainstream and special education needs school children to socialise and work together where appropriate. A user-friendly landscaped environment facilitates the setting for track events, ball games and informal garden spaces.
Brief
Co-locate new comprehensive school specialising in Business Enterprise with SEN school design for a rich range of curriculum subjects including inspirational spaces for art, meeting spaces for international business courses and cultural and theatre activities
Results
First secondary schools to be completed as part of Islington’s ‘Building schools For The Future’ programme excellence in BSF Award (Highly Commended) 2008 Civic Trust Commendation 2011