Schools + Academies
Introduction Our objective is to deliver the most innovative and creative education facilities in the UK. Our extensive experience in the education sector gives us the edge to design educational environments that facilitate transformation by inspiring individual learners to think, interact and to succeed. Creating the right environment has been demonstrated to have significant impact and benefit to learning. It is this core belief that drives our architects to develop exceptional solutions responding to brief, context, site, client aspirations and budget. We are adept in all aspects of the management of education projects from inception to delivery and beyond, whilst positively engaging with the Client throughout each project. We pride ourselves on our customer focus and our ability to balance the requirements of the curriculum providing innovative yet affordable solutions whilst aiming to design buildings that empower learners to attain improved academic performance. We are highly experienced in designing and delivering education projects within live environments and have a comprehensive understanding and logical approach to the design of new build, extension and refurbishment schools projects within occupied sites; this understanding extends to decant and migration strategies. http://www.jeffersonsheard.com/projects/learning
woolley wood + mansel SEN school
Introduction Our philosophy and approach to school design is aimed at satisfying the following key criteria: • The creation of interesting and iconic learning environments. • The creation of buildings which represent value for money; are robust and easily and economically maintained. Jefferson Sheard Architects are committed to working closely with the client and the design team in order to ensure that these problems are properly incorporated into the building from the early design stages. • Adaptability and flexibility of space to meet the changing needs of the curriculum. Our architectural team has extensive current and recent understanding of the curricular and specialist requirements of Schools, Colleges and Universities. • Satisfying the environmental agenda and achieving sustainability in building construction and in the selection of materials and systems; we seek also to maximise the use of natural lighting and ventilation to create pleasing and healthy environments. • The creation of safe working environments for learners and staff. Designing to ensure unencumbered access for all to meet and exceed the minimum legal requirements. • Successful delivery of building projects on time and within clients’ budgets, procured under a range of potential contractual options.
lrc at south cheshire college
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Relevant Experience MUSIC BUILDING Value: £1.6m Client: Hymers College Cost per sq.m: £1,5895.70
Hymers College is the highest ranking independent school in Yorkshire for GCSE results and it has been an immense pleasure and privilege for Jefferson Sheard to design the Music Building as part of the College’s strategic vision of creating a school ‘fit for purpose’ in 2030. Hymers wanted to create an inspirational learning environment for its students which would be at once functional and stimulating. Furthermore, it was important for the space to be flexible in order to cope with technological advancements and the possible shift in learning styles. The purpose built £1.6m Music Building includes practice rooms, secure lockers in circulation areas and a recital hall to accommodate a full orchestra. A vaulted roof complements the surrounding Grade II Listed buildings, and open processional staircase with natural lighting penetrating into the heart of the building creates a dramatic ambience; this is an inspiring space designed to ignite creativity from the students.
The sustainable design of the building includes energy efficient heating and lighting systems with ‘intelligent’ controls, overnight cooling and natural ventilation as well as photovoltaic solar panels, helping to offset CO2 emissions. As part of this scheme to improve facilities for the school Jefferson Sheard also extended the sports centre to include changing rooms for the students, ensuring that all sport facilities are located on one site. “It’s fantastic to see a school invest so much money into creating a wonderful environment where pupils can be inspired and share their music. It was in the music rooms at my school that I discovered what I wanted to do with my life and I have no doubt that there will be students who discover themselves, their heart’s desire, in this new music centre.” -Dr John Rutter CBE
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LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE Value: £2.85m Client: Hymers College Cost per sq.m: £1,916.60
The £2.85 million project, which will comprise of a facility fit for the 21st Century to reflect the school’s architectural heritage and academic prowess, includes a multi-function hall, flexible teaching spaces and a library. Much care and attention has been paid to produce a design which will complement the school’s distinctive architectural style. The proposed use of terracotta, stone coloured mullions and brise soleil is a modern take on the stone mullions and terracotta detailing of the Listed Building and Memorial Hall. The relationship between the old and the new will be pushed even further as the school’s much-loved vintage gymnasium is to be refurbished as a contemporary multi-function space. The refurbishment will make use of the gymnasium’s double height volume, timber roof structure and distinctive character to create a modern, flexible, technology enabled, social learning environment and hub for the new LRC. “Jefferson Sheard were the only architects, at the initial briefing stage, to come and meet with me and chat through what we were after. When we saw their initial designs I was blown away because it was clear they had not only listened but had adapted my thoughts into something tangible.” -David Elstone, Headteacher
Relevant Experience APOLLO STUDIO ACADEMY Value: £0.5m Client: Apollo Studio Academy Cost per sq.m: £1,000
The Apollo Studio Academy is the first of its kind in Durham, and the innovative project called for an alternative spatial strategy to reflect the Academy’s curricula which offer new and exciting approaches to education through a mix of academic, vocational and project-based learning. The Academy, which serves 300 students, aged 14-18, is centred around a curriculum which has been developed in close consultation with local employers, and to reflect this, the Academy wanted the space to function less like a classroom and more like a professional working environment. The Academy is housed in the a previously undeveloped wing of East Durham College’s Peterlee Campus. The design, consisting of five learning studios, replaces the traditional classroom layout with a flexible, contemporary layout which has the feel of a ‘hub’ – a place for collaboration and the exchange of ideas – ideal for project-based learning. The main focus of the design is for open project learning area to be presented on arrival into the space. This area is adjacent to the new windows that are integrated into the existing façade.
The success of the space is down to the choice of furnishings along with the flexible architectural elements. The idea is to get as much transparency into the scheme so that there are not too many solid walls. Instead of walls, screens break up the open space. Coloured motifs applied in film to these screens provide an element of privacy, and the ‘cubist’ motif is an extension of the College’s branding, aiding visual wayfinding to the Academy through the College. For students and teachers, social interaction with peers is beneficial academically. Open-plan, informal learning areas provide individualised learning environments which also support collaborative activities, and their value lies in the way they encourage learning through dialogue, problem solving and information sharing. Seating and desks which can be easily adapted to suit both small groups and large was a significant part of the Interior Design strategy. We’ve provided a future-proofed design to accommodate technological change. The space is Wi-Fi enabled with power socket provision so that the Academy can be reconfigured if the curriculum changes over time.
“I am particularly pleased with the way the architects have maximised the available light. The space feels so light and airy; and we can already see the positive effect the new build is having on our students’ enthusiasm to learn.I’d like to thank the team at Jefferson Sheard for their valuable contribution in helping us set up this exciting new school. The school is going to have a fantastic impact on the lives of many young people over the coming years.” -Sally Hudson, Principal - Apollo Studio Academy
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BESSACARR PRIMARY SCHOOL Value: Client: Cost per sq.m:
£1m Kier Sheffield LLP £1,666.60
Jefferson Sheard has recently completed this scheme for Kier Sheffield LLP. The SCAPE project involved the design of five new classrooms; alterations to the kitchen area; extensions to the car park; external landscaping works and phasing of classroom provision to meet the budget. Jefferson Sheard used ‘Level 2’ BiM workflows on this scheme, enabling the co-ordination and sharing of information of the project across all consultants.
Relevant Experience ARMTHORPE SOUTHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL Value: Client:
£1.2m approx. Kier Sheffield LLP
After having completed a similar extension to Bessacarr Primary School (Armthorpe’s sister school), Jefferson Sheard was commissioned by Kier Sheffield to design a new extension. • The extension comprises of three classrooms, one hall and one new office for management. • A one hundred and fourteen metre long drop off road will help relieve congestion on the main road to the school. • The works will improve the efficiency of the existing building by over ten percent as the result of a plant room upgrade. • The Extension will feature twelve roof lights which will provide natural daylight to the learning and circulation spaces. • The new multi-functional Hall will provide the school flexibility when hosting assemblies, meetings and events. • The design team is using BIM, in effect modelling the extension in three dimensions to produce a fully resolved design prior to construction.
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GLEADLESS PRIMARY SCHOOL Value: Client:
ÂŁ1.9m Kier Sheffield LLP
Jefferson Sheard is working alongside Kier to design the first phase of a new school for Sheffield City Council. Gleadless Primary School consists of an infant school and a junior school - two buildings which are separated by a road. The infant school is not fit for purpose and is therefore to be relocated to the same site as the junior school. Phased works are to be carried out to ensure that Gleadless Primary School can remain fully functional throughout the duration of the build.
Relevant Experience Springbank Primary School + Westroyd Nursery and Infant School Value: Client:
ÂŁ2.6m Kier
We are curently working on the internal remodelling of the exisitng Springbank and Westroyd Nursery and Infant School, including a new 750m2 extension.
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WOOLLEY WOOD + MANSEL SEN SCHOOL Value: £7.5m Client: Sheffield City Council
Jefferson Sheard worked closely with the Council alongside Kier Sheffield LLP to provide primary school children with a brand new building and up to date facilities. Woolley Wood and Mansel Primary Schools worked together to co-locate both sets of pupils in a new specially built school. Woolley Wood was re-located and built adjoined to the existing Mansel Primary School, which has also undergone major refurbishment. The new school has been designed to accommodate children with severe and complex learning difficulties and disabilities (LDD) and an increased number of wheelchair users. The design has incorporated many features specific to the needs of disabled children including unique facilities such as a hydrotherapy pool and an interactive sensory room. Pupils from both schools are benefiting from the installation of new equipment and essential facilities. Phased works were carried out to ensure that Mansel Primary School could remain fully functional during the duration of the build. “Working with Jefferson Sheard has seen the needs of the children at the centre of the design. The new school is a fantastic place to learn and work and makes a massive difference to what we do for our children.” -Dean Linkhorn, Head Teacher, Woolley Wood School
Relevant Experience Beighton, Stannington and Loxley Schools Value: Less than ÂŁ1m Client: Kier Sheffield LLP
Jefferson Sheard has been appointed by Kier to adapt existing kitchen accommodation in three Sheffield schools. Due to the lack of space to adapt the existing building, the client is working to install units to increase their kitchen / dining capacity to account for an increase in demand for school meals. This sudden demand is due to the recent change in legislation regarding free school meals.
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MATHS TEACHING FACILITY Value: Client: College
£1.5m Uppingham Community
We are working with Uppingham Community College, an ‘Outstanding’ Specialist Technology Academy, to design and build a new maths teaching facility. The Maths Department wanted to create a ‘focal hub’ that would celebrate mathematics thus achieving further excellence in the subject from its pupils.
Relevant Experience BSF - CLIENT DESIGN ADVISOR ROLE - WALTHAM FOREST Value: Various (upto £20m) Client: London Borough of Waltham
As part of the Building Schools for the Future Programme (BSF), members of the Jefferson Sheard team acted as Client Design Advisors (CDA) to the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The CDA role entailed advising the Local Education Authority on all aspects of design for each school involved in the Programme, to help achieve high quality buildings and environments. This involved using the Design Quality Indicator (DQI) as part of the process to achieve design excellence in new / refurbished school buildings and grounds. Some of the Client Design Advisor responsibilities included: • Promoting awareness of design quality amongst stakeholders • Helping to identify key design issues and aspirations • Option appraisals and initial design work, viability, feasibility, urban design studies • Monitoring cost estimates • Preparing briefs in consultation with end users • Preparing output specifications from Partnerships for Schools model • Using DQIs and BRE’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)
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WOODLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL Value: ÂŁ1.2m Client: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Jefferson Sheard was commissioned to design a new build Link Block for this two form entry school to enable the amalgamation of the Junior and Infant blocks giving places for 420 pupils. The project involved refurbishment and re-organisation of the current buildings as well as a new main entrance building which houses the administrative functions, and, a series of glazed links to provide covered ramp walkways between all of the buildings.
Relevant Experience SCARGILL CE (AIDED) PRIMARY SCHOOL, WEST HALLAM Value: ÂŁ0.75m Client: Derby Diocesan Board of Education
A large new wing houses six new classrooms and a IT / Library resource centre. The focus of the scheme has been on developing an integrated IT facility throughout the school centred on a flexible information resource facility. The project also includes a new assembly hall and re-ordered disabled access for staff, pupils and the community. Emphasis has also been placed upon sustainable construction, particularly natural lighting and ventilation.
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PILSEY CE PRIMARY SCHOOL Value: £0.16m Client: The Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement
This grade II listed building – probably designed by Joseph Paxton – was extended to provide additional classroom and toilet facilities. The emphasis was on providing improved teaching facilities within a historic structure in a sensitive location.
Relevant Experience LORETTO SCHOOL, MUSSELBURGH, EAST LOTHIAN Value: £0.27m Client: Loretto School
Jefferson Sheard was asked to design a new IT Department incorporating an Art Room and General classroom for ‘The Nippers’ ( 8 – 11 year olds) in the grounds of Loretto Junior School Musselburgh. On completion of this work the practice was instructed to re-design and extend ‘The Tiddlers’ building, a Victorian mansion house used as classrooms for the 5 – 7 year olds and laterally we were asked to design a nursery department for the 3-4 year olds. Loretto School is one of the oldest established private schools in Scotland being founded in 1820 and many of the buildings have the distinctive harled walls painted out in the famous Loretto yellow ochre. Apart from the work carried out for the Junior School, Jefferson Sheard has re-designed the school Sanatorium part of a grade ‘A’ Listed building and re-furbished the school Swimming Pool. Further work has involved us in looking at the school dormitories and future use of redundant space and buildings owned by the school.