ST EDBURG'S C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEW EARLY YEARS SCHOOL
Having been successfully involved in the relocation and expansion of St Edburg’s C of E Primary School from the heart of the market town of Bicester to a new site on the Kingsmere Estate, we were delighted to be appointed again to help with the further expansion of the school onto a second site on the estate, to create a new Early Years School. The project was again funded through Section 106 money from the further expansion of the Kingsmere Housing development on the outskirts of Bicester.
Clews Architects were appointed as Lead Consultant, Architects and Principle Designer through the SCAPE framework, working again in conjunction with Wilmott Dixon and many of the consultant team from the original Phase 01 project.
Clews Architects were appointed as Lead Consultant, Architects and Principle Designer through the SCAPE framework, working again in conjunction with Wilmott Dixon and many of the consultant team from the original Phase 01 project.
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The design was influenced by the importance of indoor and outdoor, free flow learning with secure and sheltered spaces. This resulted in a courtyard style building with two teaching wings linked by gathering and communal spaces such as the library, hall and studio. Each classroom has access onto a secure outdoor space.
The main entrance and double height hall space were positioned on the public frontage of the site, to give greater presence and legibility to the building from the community hub space opposite.
Both internally and externally it was important to retain a visual link between the Phase 01 design and the new building, so pupils retain some familiarity as they pass through the two schools and year groups.
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The building is primarily heated using air source heat pumps with the aspiration that the electricity used is from a decarbonised grid. The design follows a fabric first approach to achieve energy and carbon reductions, with the inclusion of low carbon technologies.
Photovoltaic panels generate site sourced energy and there is the potential to extend these further across the flat roof sections. Ventilation is achieved through natural stack and hybrid units to each of the teaching spaces with CO2 sensor controls.
The building achieves a BREEAM ‘Very Good.’ Rating.
Photovoltaic panels generate site sourced energy and there is the potential to extend these further across the flat roof sections. Ventilation is achieved through natural stack and hybrid units to each of the teaching spaces with CO2 sensor controls.
The building achieves a BREEAM ‘Very Good.’ Rating.
DURING CONSTRUCTION
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CONCEPT IMAGES AND DRAWINGS
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