George Eliot School
St Johns Wood, London

Project Description

This new, two-storey building forms part of the Marlborough Hill Campus in St John’s Wood and combines a nursery, infant and junior schools and a separate alternative provision centre. It sits within parkland and the setting plays an important part in the design. The existing mature trees have been retained wherever possible and classrooms benefit from an outlook onto them. The pinwheel plan gives all classrooms direct access to outside, with defined exterior play spaces. George Eliot School is naturally ventilated throughout, and the parkland feel is maintained with four pitched green roofs.

Client – Westminster City Council

Structural Engineer – Walsh Associates

M&E – CBG Consultants

Contractor – Bouygues UK

Status – Completed November 2012

Gross internal floor area – 3,800sqm

Construction cost – £7m

Sustainability rating – BREEAM Excellent

Photography: Richard Davies