OVERVIEW
Project Name:
Robert Clack School
Site:
Lymington Fields
Address:
Dagenham, Essex
Client:
Barking and Dagenham LBC
Architects:
Bond Bryan
Contractor:
Mid Group
Project Budget:
£35m
Size:
15,000m2
The Robert Clack School is a large existing school in Dagenham. In order to provide education for the growing number of pupils in Barking and Dagenham – in conjunction with the new Lymington Fields residential development – the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) proposed to extend this site.
The development of the site – by Bond Bryan and Bond Bryan Landscape in collaboration with Mid Group – was divided into 2 phases: the first being the creation of 2 new teaching blocks on the existing site ( +/- 4,300sqm) with phase 2 being the creation of a new all- through school (Lymington Fields) on an adjacent site.
The Lymington Fields School site complements the adjacent housing scheme and forms part of LBBD’s regeneration plan for the area. This school is designed to accommodate 45 nursery pupils, 630 primary school pupils (3-form entry) and 900 secondary school (6-form entry) pupils. The Robert Clack School campus now forms the largest secondary school in Europe (16 FE).
The school site is flanked to the west by a new public square developed by the housing developer, a new carriageway to the north and existing retail buildings lie to the east. To the south are existing 2-storey dwellings whose rear gardens abut the school’s southern boundary. The southeast corner of the site links to the Robert Clack Secondary School (Lower Site) via sports pitches. The Lymington Fields School is part of the Robert Clack entity and the above-mentioned sports pitches will be shared between the two schools.
Lymington Fields School compliments adjacent housing scheme and LBBD’s regeneration plan
School required to accommodate:
16FE will form Europe's largest secondary school
With tenders falling around + £12m above original £35m budget a 6-month review with designers, contractor, and the supply chain was carried out.
Through a collaborative approach the work realised a tremendous 12 month programme saving.
The impact of this was to reduce the tendered figures from £47m down to £36m allowing the scheme to proceed.
How? Adoption of Intelligent Design/Offsite Approach:
i.e.: reductions in site of staff and plant, reduction in the number of people on site, further reducing the
temporary accommodation costs, for example.
3 different offsite solutions were incorporated and delivered concurrently achieving a massive programme reduction
Primary School
Ø Innovaré Offsite Timber Panelised SIP Full Structural Superstructure.
Secondary school
Ø Precast and cast in situ concrete frame, with Innovaré Offsite Timber Panelised SIP wrap system to external walls and envelope.
Sports Hall
Ø Traditional steel frame wrapped using a mix of Insulated Cladding + Panelised Brick Slips.
Ensured best cost & time efficient solution
Ensured site became watertight in 1/3 of the time v tradition estimates.
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