Marlowe Academy
- Location
- Ramsgate, Kent, UK
- Client
- Roger de Haan Saga Group & DfCSF
- Expertise
- Civil & Structural Engineering
- Sustainability
- Building Services Engineering
- Acoustics
- Architecture
- Completion
- 2006
- Cost
- £21m
An inspiring secondary school for the 21st century.
We put everything in one structure: a whole student town under a single roof with the longest spanning Kerto grid shell in the UK, in a landscaped arena that draws the local public in to share the facilities.
BDP handled every part of the project, from landscape design to interior fittings. We worked closely with the three teaching faculties to create ideal spaces for each. The building was given a heart by connecting these spaces with a central theatre for the whole school to gather, perform and showcase its achievements.
"Our design responded to the Sponsor’s vision of bringing all 1,100 students and staff together as a community of learners under one roof. The arena at the heart of the academy became the physical expression of that idea – a place that encourages a sense of belonging and togetherness".
