Lewes Old Grammar School New Classrooms

Lewes, United Kingdom

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Lewes Old Grammar School New Classrooms

Lewes, United Kingdom

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Liam Russell Architects

Type

Educational › High School

YEAR

2013

Two additional science classrooms were required above an existing two-story 1970s science block. The adjoining building was listed. To achieve a design solution that was aesthetically pleasing as well as one that could negotiate the planning obstacles, Liam Russell Architects put forward an innovative proposal to use local materials that would blend in with the historic town surroundings.

Two new classrooms were designed using a curved rolled lead roof structure to reduce the scale of the new classrooms in relation to the adjoining listed building. Although the project was predominately new-build, the design took into consideration the need to integrate the new classrooms with the building below and to improve the overall appearance of the existing building. The lead work was interspersed with panels of flint, and the existing windows were replaced to relate to the new structure. The key design principle, agreed with English Heritage, was to wrap the lead cladding and flint panels down to the heads of the ground floor windows. The work was completed in time for the school’s 500 year anniversary, was featured in RIBA's 2013 journal and has also been entered into the WAN Educational Awards 2013.

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Lewes Old Grammar School New Classrooms

Lewes, United Kingdom

Lewes Old Grammar School New Classrooms

Lewes, United Kingdom

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