Project facts and team

  • Client: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
  • Status: Completed December 2011
  • Gross internal floor area: 1,740 sqm new build, 5,600 sqm refurbishment = 7,340 sqm total
  • Sustainability: BREEAM Excellent for new building, Very Good overall
  • Construction cost: £9m
  • Structural Engineer: Furness Partnership
  • Services Engineer: CBG Consultants
  • Contractor: Bouygues UK
  • Photography: James Brittain

Project summary

This project comprises a new two-storey building as well as the comprehensive refurbishment of two existing buildings including a locally listed Victorian one, providing accommodation and improved teaching spaces for 600 secondary school pupils as part of Tower Hamlets’ secondary education building programme.

Rooftop playgrounds and a covered ‘street’ between buildings maximise the potential of the tight urban site. Completed on time, in four phases, the school remained operational throughout.

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Key data

  • Gross internal floor area: 1,740 sqm new build, 5,600 sqm refurbishment = 7,340 sqm total
  • Sustainability: BREEAM Excellent for new building, Very Good overall
  • Construction cost: £9m
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