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PROJECTS
Grosvenor Grammar School
The redevelopment of Grosvenor Grammar School in East Belfast has transformed the original campus. Replacing most of the original buildings the new school includes classroom blocks, administration, staff and sixth form accommodation, multi-purpose hall, gymnasium, sports hall, fitness suite, library and lecture/dance studios.
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Within the grounds extensive sports facilities will be provided which cater for a wide range of activities including athletics, cricket, football and rugby. Two multi-purpose all weather pitches will also be created one of which will be floodlit.
The new building is characterised by two storey red facing brick external masonry walls, and the use of portland stone at the front of school and gunmetal grey aluminium windows. The palette of materials and the relief and detailing is intended to invoke a sense of collective memory in a collegiate setting which befits the school’s aspirations and sense of corporate identity.
Key innovative and low-impact design features of the building
The design was optimised in terms of acoustic performance and daylighting in accordance with the Building Bulletins BB93 and BB90 and all classrooms are orientated to optimise natural daylight.
All classrooms are orientated to take provide appropriate levels of natural daylight with departments such as Art and Design benefiting from the consistent qualities of north light, general classrooms avoid glare by accepting daylight from east and west light and the main arterial spine corridor enjoys the warmth of south light. Larger rooflights are used to provide sports halls and gymnasium volumes with generous daylighting, whilst freeing wall space.
Ecology and care for the environment feature high in the priorities of the school, which boasts a highly active Eco-Carer’s society. During the design phase the school worked closely with the landscape architects to ensure that plants, trees and shrubs were carefully chosen to attract the development of diverse eco-systems within the campus.
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| Design Process |
100% |
| Construction Process |
75% |
| BREEAM Rating and score |
Target = Very Good, Score = TBC |
| Basic Building Cost - £/m2 |
- £/m2 |
| Services Costs - £/m2 |
- £/m2 |
| External Works - £/m2 |
- £/m2 |
| Gross floor area - m2 |
10,504 m2 |
| Total area of site - hectares |
15.2 hectare |
| Function areas and their size (m2) |
Teaching 6,036 m2
Administration 2,268m2 |
| Area of circulation (m2) |
1,575 m2 |
| Area of storage (m2) |
415 m2 |
| % area of grounds to be used by community (where relevant) |
75% |
| % area of buildings to be used by community (where relevant) |
80% |
| Predicted electricity consumption - kWh/m2 |
30 kWh/m2 (not including small power usage) |
| Predicted fossil fuel consumption - kWh/m2 |
140 kWh/m2 |
| Predicted renewable energy generation - kWh/m2 |
0.06 kWh/m2 |
| Predicted water use - m3/person/year |
4 m3/person/year |
| % predicted water use to be provided by rainwater or greywater |
25 % |
| The steps taken during the construction process to reduce environmental impacts |
Patton Construction are accredited to Environmental Standard ISO14001.
Site Waste Management Plans are used on all projects and we used Smart Waste as our main tool for monitoring and managing all waste management activities.
An Environmental Risk Assessment was completed and an eco-map was prepared prior to site set up. The eco map was used to identify the environmental sensitive zones on site such as drainage and water courses, trees, wetland areas, wildlife etc. The eco map was used during site set up to ensure no plant, tanks or generators were located in areas where there could be a risk of pollution. |
| Innovative construction management techniques |
This PFI project allowed us to form an Integrated Design Team at a very early stage of the design process. Bringing all of the key stakeholders together at the beginning of the project resulted in designs which were optimised to meet aspirations as well as provide value for money. As the first phase of the Belfast Strategic Partnership, a commitment to collaborative working techniques was central to the project management approach.
The school is arranged along a central spine corridor and the sequential nature of the construction allowed us to incorporate several lean Construction techniques to ensure this phased approach to the construction worked effectively. |
| A list of any social or economically sustainable measures achieved/piloted. |
The site was registered with the Considerate Constructors scheme and is on course for a high score. As part of our commitment to social sustainability we worked closely with local residents committees to ensure that disruption due to construction activities was kept to a minimum. The Patton Inform newsletter provided the community with regular updates on the progress of construction.
In partnership with the Facilities Management team we looked at every element of the building specification in terms of life cycle and maintenance. |
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