Garnett Netherwood Architects - Education Brochure

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INTRODUCTION Founded in 1988 Garnett Netherwood are known for Garnett Netherwood Architects has a wealth their innovation and design integrity. We continually of knowledge and experience in the design, aim to meet and exceed our client’s aspirations. construction and masterplanning of schools and their associated sports fields. Our strength lies in the flexible structure of our organisation with the emphasis on director involvement at all stages of a project’s life. Our Studio is constantly working on a wide range and scale of projects. Based in Leeds, the practice has worked successfully throughout the UK and more recently the Channel Islands. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 3

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EDUCATION Education is constantly evolving. Schools are under We are often engaged to provide masterplans for pressure to provide better and more diverse facilities schools, particularly those schools with an extended to keep pace with the ever changing world that heritage and have perhaps grown organically children are being prepared for. of the years. Garnett Netherwood believe that masterplans can help schools understand their Listening to and understanding our client’s future potential for growth and also to make use of requirements and aspirations underline our underused areas as potential sources of funding for approach to produce the best school facilities. future projects. All schools are different, hence our solutions are bespoke for each individual school. We are experienced in engaging with local groups and stakeholders such as Sport England to include The majority of our education work has involved the them in the process and help guide the project to a re-modelling of existing facilities in order to maximise mutually beneficial outcome. the potential of the existing buildings. New buildings are combined with the existing, to compliment and enhance them, resulting in a seamless transition between the old and new. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 5

Sports Hall Science Block 6th Form Music School Artificial Sports Pitch EDUCATION

SILCOATES SCHOOL, WAKEFIELD - MASTERPLANNING Garnett Netherwood have been working at These include: Silcoates School for 20 year. In 1997 we started work on a masterplan for the school and in the following • a new Science Block th 20 years we have worked on the individual buildings • IT suite and 6 Form Centre that make up the current school estate. • a new Music School • the refurbishment of the Sports Hall • the Dining Room • the Headmasters House • the extension and remodelling of the Junior School • a new Hockey Pitch and MUGA • and most recently the extension and re- planning of the Car Park. MUGA GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 7

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SILCOATES SCHOOL, WAKEFIELD - MUSIC SCHOOL Garnett Netherwood were commissioned in 2002 to a lighter and more contemporary Larch timber design a new music school for the Silcoates school cladding, extending from the window heads up to campus, situated in Wrenthorpe near Wakefield. the zinc monopitch roof. In plan the music school curves away from the Internally a lot of design work went into the acoustic existing school hall, providing 11 practice rooms properties of the internal partitions to ensure either side of a central spine corridor with larger that rooms could be used without any sound Rehearsal and teaching spaces at either end of the transference from surrounding practice rooms. corridor. In elevation, the building has a solid base of brickwork, chosen to match the existing school buildings, above this, the elevation materials are GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 9

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SILCOATES SCHOOL, WAKEFIELD - 6 FORM CENTRE TH The Silcoates school campus is situated in Externally, the choice of brick and window Wrenthorpe near Wakefield. proportions were all informed by the existing building built in the 1930’s. Also the design had to Garnett Netherwood were commissioned to look at work around an existing fire escape from some extending the existing dining facilities and to design second floor classrooms. additional IT facilities for the sixth form. Internally, there was more freedom in the design At ground floor level, an extension was formed and we were able to open up the roof void over to the existing dining room, building around an the IT room to create a double height space. A existing open courtyard area. The first floor, which mezzanine floor/balcony has been inserted into the extends back over the original dining room, housed roof structure giving the pupils additional study and additional sixth form facilities. relaxation space. GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 11

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SILCOATES SCHOOL, WAKEFIELD - SPORTS PITCHES Through the masterplanning exercise, an area was found for a new hockey pitch and MUGA. Another area of underused land was allocated for sale as housing with the proceeds funding the new sports facilities. Garnett Netherwood worked closely with the school, planning consultants, Sport England and Wakefield council to obtain planning permission for both the housing scheme and sports pitches. Artificial Sports Pitch GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 13

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PRINGLE JUNIOR SCHOOL, EDINBURGH Founded in 1828, Merchiston school moved to it’s buildings in either form or elevational treatment. present site at Colinton in 1930, extending and refurbishing the 18th century Colinton House. The single storey building was planned with a central spine circulation route with classrooms either side. The Pringle Junior school buildings are set within Clerestorey windows above the spine provide a walled garden just off the entrance road to the daylight and natural ventilation for the classrooms. senior school. In 2000, Garnett Netherwood were commissioned by Merchiston to design the Pringle The elevations are kept simple and use local materials centre, a dedicated teaching facility for younger and crafts. The lower parts are predominantly harling boys aged 8 – 10 years. with natural ashlar stone to the window surrounds and building plinth. The upper areas are horizontally The site proposed for the new centre was away from clad with unfinished cedar boards, which in time the existing 19th and early 20th century buildings and will weather to a neutral grey. The monopitch roofs set amongst mature trees in a parkland setting. This either side of the spine are clad in natural copper. freed the design from having to imitate the existing GARNETT NETHERWOOD ARCHITECTS 15

Abbeygate College, Chester New Hall Changing Facilities Classrooms Abbotsholme School, Staffordshire Theatre Complex Ashville College, Harrogate New Sports Complex Cricket Pavillion Bradford Grammar School, West Yorkshire New Hall Davenies School, Beaconsfield New Performing Arts Centre Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh New Music Hall IT and Arts Building New Library New School Building (Pringle Junior School) New 6th Form Residential Building

SCHOOL PROJECTS Repton School, Derbyshire New Hall and Changing Facilities New Sports Hall for Foremarke Hall (Repton Junior) School Richmond House School. Leeds New Car Park and Drop Off Facility Rishworth School, Derbyshire New Sports Hall and Changing Facilities Silcoates School, Wakefield New Teaching Block Music School 6th Form IT Centre New Junior School Refurbishment of School Hall and Chapel New All Weather Sports Pitches Yarm School, Stockton on Tees New Theatre Sports Hall Classrooms and Ancillary Functions 17

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