PRIMARY SCHOOL

Submitted by:-Harshit kocharPiyush nagi

Name of project- Dartington Primary School

Location- Shiners Bridge, Dartington, Devon,TQ9 6JD,England

ARCHITECT-Designer/landscape architect White DesignM&E engineer ArupStructural engineer RambolTimber frame engineer EurbanMain contractor InterserveProject manager NPSQuantity surveyor Ridge

Architect’s concept- The new school was the work of White Design whose focus was to make the school as environmentally sustainable as possible. 

Type- voluntary primary.

Architecture

The entire school is constructed of pre-fabricated solid timber sheets, insulated externally with natural wood fibre insulation, and clad in larch boarding.

Solar panels on the class roofs provide electricity to run the heat recovery system and lighting. The toilets and basins are fed by rain water collection tanks and the whole site is serviced by a sustainable drainage strategy incorporating swales, reed beds and ponds to filter grey water.

Interiors

Zero carbon construction

Imagine a primary school set in rolling green pasture with spacious, chapel-like classrooms which open out onto their own landscaped gardens. It sounds too good to be true but at Dartington in Devon, this vision of a high-quality educational environment has been brought to life. Comprising 14 single-storey classrooms, a school hall, music room and staff facilities, the solid timber panels form walls and roofs; each room is oriented slightly differently to allow them to be day lit by a large north-facing roof light. The south elevation of each roof accommodates a photovoltaic array. The buildings will also provide visible outputs for children to engage with, including clear rainwater storage 'fat pipes' behind the WCs. Externally, the building is covered in untreated sweet chestnut rain screen cladding with wood fiberboard insulation used in the walls roof and floor.

Innovative features•A habitat trail, a pond with dipping platform and a kitchen garden, where pupils can grow herbs, fruit and vegetables, all contribute to the idea of an outdoor classroom and learning through play. There is even a reptile hibernacula – or 'hotel' for lizards - in the grounds•Almost entirely made from pre-fabricated timber panels•Foundation piling and slab all pre-fabricated off site•Innovative mechanical and electrical systems•Energy-conserving systems resulting in reduced running costs•Early involvement of specialist subcontractors for frame, M&E and sprinkler system•Valuable design input at pre-construction meetings with the project team.

AchievementsThe project achieved a BREEAM Excellent rating, and has won prestigious awards:•Devon Building Control Partnership Awards 2010 - Winner, Sustainability category•Forum for the Built Environment, Building of the Year Award 2010 - Winner•LABC SW Region Awards, 2010 - Finalist, Best Sustainable Development•LABC SW Region Awards, 2010 - Winner, Best Education Development

COST- £6m

Client: Devon County Council

PLAN OF DARTINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL