Education

Education is a business too, and the buildings need to be economical in construction and maintenance. Our school and college buildings are bright places to learn and to teach. The Worcester and Clayesmore buildings were completed around 2003 for around £1000 per sq m plus VAT, which shows that interesting buildings need not be out of reach.

The Worcester Hospital Education Centre was won in competition and the built design is 90% as conceived. The curved areas of the plan are practical allowing the building to fit a tight site and create interesting spaces. The Library is circular with a circular gallery, sited over the main lecture theatre with full disabled access partly via the ramped and circular museum!

Clayesmore School is working through a major programme of new buildings, started with the Prep School Headmaster's house; the Jubilee Building for sciences and computer studies, with learning support in the attic areas which include a lecture theatre; the new Spinney Building for classrooms and staff facilities. Forthcoming projects include new prep school classrooms.

Sandroyd School's building programme started with the pre-prep school in the Walled Garden where the scale of the building is low, and a gentle atmosphere has been created.

Worcester Hospital Education Centre