Creating the learning environments of the future
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CI/SfB 71/72 (4-) Xh Uniclass L5221:P4:D71/2 Creating the learning environments of the future

Creating the learning environments of the future

Credits clockwise from top: University of Central Lancashire, Preston Howells Junior School, Cardiff University of Central Lancashire, Preston Kidderminster College, Worcestershire

Kalzip is the world’s leading aluminium standing seam roof system. During the past 40 years more than 70 million square metres of Kalzip have been installed around the world, providing external envelope solutions for every type of building. Kalzip is a precision engineered, multi-component system with proven durability, high performance and low maintenance. All systems are precisely tailored to the individual project, delivering outstanding corrosion resistance, noise absorption, thermal performance, condensation control, wind loading and spanability. All systems are installed by approved,...

“ The choice of Kalzip was ideal due to the shape of the roof, in particular the curved, tapered sheets.Working closely with Kalzip’s designers we produced an excellent roof envelope.” Mick Papworth, Managing Director KGM Roofing Ltd on Woodstone Primary School, Leicester

Challenging times More, different, better Building Schools for the Future and other Government initiatives are creating unprecedented opportunities for educational construction throughout the UK. Yet in CABE’s 2006 Schools Audit, 50% of buildings completed in the previous 5 years were judged either poor or mediocre, with only 4% rated excellent. As a result, commissioning bodies such as Local Education Partnerships are under intense Government pressure to be much more demanding. Regulations have also never been stricter. BREEAM, SEAM and CABE are just three of the bodies demanding...

A mass improved Kalzip standing seam roof, designed to maximise thermal and acoustic performance and minimise energy consumption, is an integral part of this eight acre, £25.4 million community campus in East Manchester. A joint venture between Manchester City Council, New East Manchester Ltd and Partnership for Schools, this is the first Building Schools for the Future project in the North of England. Bringing together Cedar Mount and Melland Special Education Needs High Schools, the building features a two storey 100 metre long internal “street.” Facilities shared by both schools and the...

Exemplary behaviour In 2005 CABE published Picturing School Design to promote design quality. It is no coincidence that two out of the seven case studies featured as exemplars are schools with Kalzip roofs. More than 1.9 million square metres of Kalzip have been installed on 1,000 school projects, proof that Kalzip and education are perfect partners. Involving our design and technical expertise at the earliest possible stage can enable architects and contractors to meet the sustainability and other standards nowadays required by commissioning bodies. Revision ¡ Building Schools for the...

Kalzip is Glasgow’s primary resource Haghill Park Primary School, St. Benedict’s Primary School, Glasgow Architects City Building (Glasgow) LLP Contractor City Building (Glasgow) LLP Teamkal Contractor Grainger Building Services Ltd Having set out to provide its citizens with “the best schools in the world” in 2000, Glasgow City Council launched a programme to completely overhaul its provision of pre-12 education in 2002. For Phase 1 of this ambitious scheme the council invited “best value” bids for two schools from the council’s in-house Building Services department. The chosen design...

“ With the Local Education Partnership and ICT, people are thinking about learning outcomes rather than just buildings. This is a huge change.” Quote from Partnership for Schools research project into Local Authority and Private Bidder attitudes, March 2006

Kalzip is the ideal system for the rapidly growing concept of the extended school - a building that combines community facilities with its educational role. Today’s school is as likely to incorporate a community theatre or a public library as classrooms. To do so it must inevitably be a one-off design. Equally important is its need to be reliable, long lasting and low maintenance, because it is going to be used around the clock, 7 days a week. With Kalzip systems each unique set of problems can be met with a unique solution. Outstanding corrosion resistance, noise absorption, thermal...

The architects’ choice of a Kalzip roof system helped to ensure timely completion and Part L compliance, as well as making possible the sweeping curves that make the building so impressive. Kalzip also offered the flexibility to bring distinctive detailing to the fascia, soffit and verge areas, and problem-free interfacing with the building’s traditional masonry construction. Top marks for speed Middleton St George Community School, Darlington, County Durham Architects Silvester Ashton Partnership Contractor Dorin Construction Ltd Teamkal Contractor Chemplas Ltd As the name suggests, this...

Accessible, sustainable, visible Levenshulme High School Health and Fitness Centre, Manchester Architects Walker Simpson Architects Ltd Contractor AMEC Capital Projects Teamkal contractor Richmond Cladding Services Ltd For the new Health and Fitness Centre at this south Manchester girls’ comprehensive school, the brief to architects Walker Simpson was clear but daunting. Design a facility that could be fully shared with the surrounding community. Include a main hall constructed to Sport England standards. Add fitness and sports therapy suites, changing rooms, classrooms and office...

“ The building has been very well received. The Kalzip system allows a flat and curved roof element and enabled the building to be built efficiently according to the design.They interface very well with the other materials.” John Holroyd, Walker Simpson Architects Ltd