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Hockerill Anglo-European College
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road, United Kingdom
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Other Projects by De Matos Ryan Architects
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Dunmow Road, United Kingdom
Type
YEAR
2010
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
London-based practice de Matos Ryan has refurbished the refectory
building of Hockerill Anglo-European College, transforming a cramped cluttered
poorly lit 1960s extension into a spacious civilised dining hall.
The project is part of the Sorrell Foundation’s JoinedUpDesignforSchools, a UK-wide initiative to
demonstrate how good design can improve the quality of life in schools. De Matos Ryan was originally appointed in 2004 by The Sorrell
Foundation to engage pupils of the school in a consultation process to identify
areas in need of improvement and was later appointed by the school itself to
implement the refurbishment,
In the initial
consultation stage a student survey revealed that 90% of pupils at the
International Baccalaureate boarding school were unhappy with their dining
environment. The college refectory, where all meals – breakfast, lunch and
dinner – are eaten, became the focus of De Matos Ryans’ brief.
The refectory
building is a single storey 1960s appendage to the original Grade II Listed
Victorian building.
The principal
causes for concern were the lack of space, natural light and poor ventilation
as well as problems with circulation which resulted in a backlog of students
queuing at the entrance and adjacent yard at mealtimes. Areas around the
perimeter of the refectory building had, over time, been colonized as
additional teaching space, whilst the back-of-house service and kitchen areas were
inefficiently planned.
The refurbishment
has been informed by the De Matos Ryans’ experience in the luxury hospitality
sector where the arrival is a critical aspect of the overall experience. New
steel beams have been inserted to open up the refectory building creating a
brighter more civilised dining hall and a new glazed entrance pavilion has been
added to mark the arrival to the refectory and manage the flow of pupils into
and out of the dining hall.
A new servery reclaims the under-utilised back-of-house
areas and some of the original kitchen. By removing partitions the new servery
provides a generous area for ‘food theatre’. A continuous ‘solid surface’
counter meanders through the servery, defining the different food dispense
locations whilst a beech plywood-clad wall provides the separation between the
servery and the dining area.
Peripheral teaching spaces have been relocated to other
parts of the college campus and the dining hall now fills the refectory
building. The elevation has been transformed; new full-height double-glazed
windows replace the original smaller window, maximising daylight into the
dining hall whilst opening up views out to the picturesque college campus.
Large double glazed sliding doors provide direct access onto the school
gardens, facilitating a seemless transition indoor and outdoor for al fresco
dining in the summer. High-level electrically operated clerestory windows have
been installed between existing glu-laminated beams (in place of solid infill
partitions) to bring further daylight into the space, and to allow natural
ventilation.
An existing commercial dishwasher unit is now concealed in a
blue glass envelope, which separates the entrance and exit routes. A student
gallery space forms the exit route for diners.
High quality aspects of the original 1960s extension have
been retained and restored such as the hardwood parquet floor and the
large-span glu-laminated beams, enhanced by a subtly varying colour palette
selected by the student design team. Large new pendant lights form a feature in
the main dining space, and offer both direct and indirect lighting, with a
variety of settings conducive to dining at all times of the day and evening
events out of school hours.
The improvement in the dining environment, together with
improvements to the refectory menu has seen a dramatic increase in the number
of students opting to take school meals. The refectory is now a popular space
on the college campus, functioning as a busy canteen at meal times and a
relaxed study space and venue for functions at other times of the day.
building of Hockerill Anglo-European College, transforming a cramped cluttered
poorly lit 1960s extension into a spacious civilised dining hall.
The project is part of the Sorrell Foundation’s JoinedUpDesignforSchools, a UK-wide initiative to
demonstrate how good design can improve the quality of life in schools. De Matos Ryan was originally appointed in 2004 by The Sorrell
Foundation to engage pupils of the school in a consultation process to identify
areas in need of improvement and was later appointed by the school itself to
implement the refurbishment,
In the initial
consultation stage a student survey revealed that 90% of pupils at the
International Baccalaureate boarding school were unhappy with their dining
environment. The college refectory, where all meals – breakfast, lunch and
dinner – are eaten, became the focus of De Matos Ryans’ brief.
The refectory
building is a single storey 1960s appendage to the original Grade II Listed
Victorian building.
The principal
causes for concern were the lack of space, natural light and poor ventilation
as well as problems with circulation which resulted in a backlog of students
queuing at the entrance and adjacent yard at mealtimes. Areas around the
perimeter of the refectory building had, over time, been colonized as
additional teaching space, whilst the back-of-house service and kitchen areas were
inefficiently planned.
The refurbishment
has been informed by the De Matos Ryans’ experience in the luxury hospitality
sector where the arrival is a critical aspect of the overall experience. New
steel beams have been inserted to open up the refectory building creating a
brighter more civilised dining hall and a new glazed entrance pavilion has been
added to mark the arrival to the refectory and manage the flow of pupils into
and out of the dining hall.
A new servery reclaims the under-utilised back-of-house
areas and some of the original kitchen. By removing partitions the new servery
provides a generous area for ‘food theatre’. A continuous ‘solid surface’
counter meanders through the servery, defining the different food dispense
locations whilst a beech plywood-clad wall provides the separation between the
servery and the dining area.
Peripheral teaching spaces have been relocated to other
parts of the college campus and the dining hall now fills the refectory
building. The elevation has been transformed; new full-height double-glazed
windows replace the original smaller window, maximising daylight into the
dining hall whilst opening up views out to the picturesque college campus.
Large double glazed sliding doors provide direct access onto the school
gardens, facilitating a seemless transition indoor and outdoor for al fresco
dining in the summer. High-level electrically operated clerestory windows have
been installed between existing glu-laminated beams (in place of solid infill
partitions) to bring further daylight into the space, and to allow natural
ventilation.
An existing commercial dishwasher unit is now concealed in a
blue glass envelope, which separates the entrance and exit routes. A student
gallery space forms the exit route for diners.
High quality aspects of the original 1960s extension have
been retained and restored such as the hardwood parquet floor and the
large-span glu-laminated beams, enhanced by a subtly varying colour palette
selected by the student design team. Large new pendant lights form a feature in
the main dining space, and offer both direct and indirect lighting, with a
variety of settings conducive to dining at all times of the day and evening
events out of school hours.
The improvement in the dining environment, together with
improvements to the refectory menu has seen a dramatic increase in the number
of students opting to take school meals. The refectory is now a popular space
on the college campus, functioning as a busy canteen at meal times and a
relaxed study space and venue for functions at other times of the day.
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