Sustainable School Competition, Kent
Winning achievements
RIBA Ideas Competition - Prize Winner
The Challenge
A national design competition for Kingsmead Primary School in Canterbury.
Our approach
The school building was designed to be organic in shape, with a large central atrium being surrounded by classrooms, offices and storage spaces around the edges. Large areas of south-facing glazing flood the learning spaces with natural light, and sun louvres block out the intense summer sun to avoid overheating.
Sustainable features
The top-lit atrium acts as the heart and lungs of the building, promoting natural passive ‘stack’ ventilation. Super insulation and high thermal mass combined with a compact shape reduces heat loss to an absolute minimum. Solar PV cells integrated into the atrium glazing supplement energy demand and roof-mounted solar thermal collectors supplement hot water demand. Rainwater is collected to flush the WCs and irrigate the gardens
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
“Mark came up with a wonderful design which maximises the natural attributes of our rural site”
Geoff & Gail Aucock
01273 204065
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Brighton and Hove, BN1 2NW
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