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Lairdsland Primary School  

Lairdsland Primary School

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Lairdsland Primary School

Glasgow, United Kingdom

STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
Following Scottish Futures Trust’s initiative to design a reference primary school for Scotland, Walters & Cohen was chosen to build out our proposal for Lairdsland Primary School in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire.

The new building is for 280 pupils aged 4-11 on a brownfield site adjacent to the Forth and Clyde Canal. The location of the building on the site was explored in consultation with the school community, whose preference was to identify the school with the canal. This resulted in placing the building parallel to the water to make the most of the unique site.

The design of the two-storey school is contemporary to suit a range of teaching and learning styles. Classrooms do not have doors; glazed screens delineate the main classroom, yet the teaching area expands into the open-plan heart space that extends the length of the building. Flexible furniture, double-height glazing on the canalside and the use of vivid colour make this a special, bright and lively space that the pupils and staff can shape to their own needs.

The school creates a strong presence towards the towpath opposite and the adjacent marina, improving the sense of community in this industrial area. We were delighted to hear that at the end of the first day one pupil put on her lifejacket and climbed into a canoe to paddle home with her dad!

The project was shortlisted for a RICS Award and received an Education Award from the Glasgow Institute of Architects in 2015.

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Photo Credit: Dennis Gilbert/VIEW

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