Monmouth Comprehensive School
- Location
- Monmouth, Wales, UK
- Client
- Monmouthshire County Council
- Expertise
- Architecture
- Landscape Architecture
- Town Planning
- Completion
- September 2018
- Size
- 13,000 sqm
- Cost
- £35m
The second of two senior schools delivered by BDP for Monmouthshire, this new 1,200 place three storey secondary school features clusters of classrooms opening out onto a shared hub space. These ICT rich spaces have a variety of furniture to suit the particular needs of the departments and each has a presentation stair to seat up to half a year group at a time.
Constructed on a highly restrictive site, the school had limited access and seriously challenging logistics which made the use of innovative and digital technologies, such as Virtual Construction and BIM, key to ensure that buildability was maximised.
The project aimed to deliver an inspirational environment designed to challenge the current model of education in Wales and establish a centre of excellence for inclusive teaching and learning. A flexible and agile school fit for 21st-century learning, it utilised cutting-edge virtual reality technology to model the building, engaging students, staff, parents, and governors throughout the construction process. Achieving BREEAM Excellent certification, the school demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and innovation, earning recognition with the Constructing Excellence Wales Best Digital Project Award 2019 and the Schools Project of the Year Award at Education Buildings Wales 2019.
"I am not sure if you could ever now design a new school and engage all stakeholders without the critical elements of technology and innovative thinking that Interserve and BDP applied."
