EDUCATION PROJECTS

In December 2007 we had undertaken commissions for Suffolk County Council in 156 different schools. In addition to this we have undertaken numerous commissions for schools in Essex and Norfolk, including 13 large projects that have formed part of a recent PFI bid.

We have also completed commissions in the private sector, including further education colleges, with a new theatre for Woodbridge School and a new academic block for Colchester Sixth Form College. Recently works to South Downs College in Hampshire have also been completed.

As a practice we have always taken a keen interest in sustainable development and several recent schemes with Suffolk County Council have been designed and built to maximise the use of reusable materials together with high efficiency and low energy consumption. Moreton Hall Primary School has been designed specifically with this in mind, with the external walls of timber construction to provide high insulation values and the internal walls of concrete blockwork to provide thermal mass. It is anticipated that these designs will be developed to provide further advances in both sustainability and lower running costs for clients.