Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn y Forwyn - Education

Project:

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn y Forwyn

Client:

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Contractor:

Wynne Construction

Architect:

Arcadis IBI Architects

Value:

£10m

Location:

Forwyn in Ferndale Innovare

Completion date:

December 2024 Innovare duration on site 12 wks

GIFA:

1929m²

PROJECT SUMMARY

The Ferndale school will receive a brand-new building, in a multi-million-pound investment. The 21st Century facility will be built at the former ‘Chubb’ Factory at Highfield Industrial Estate, delivering improved facilities for staff, pupils, and the community in 2024.

The proposals will also include ecological enhancement measures including for hedgehog, bats and birds and there will be a landscape strategy with work to boost the biodiversity and ecology of the area.

Enhanced outdoor spaces will support the delivery of all curriculum activities, while a staff car park and bus and parent drop-off point will also be provided on site. The new school building will expand the local Welsh Medium primary offer and will include modern, flexible, and accessible facilities with community use. Enhanced outdoor spaces will support the delivery of all curriculum activities, while a staff car park and bus drop-off point will also be provided on site.

The new building will also be Net Zero Carbon in operation, supporting the Council and Welsh Government’s climate change commitments. The school is the first of its type to utilise Innovaré Offsite’s psi-FAST sustainable superstructure solution.