Join the GIA and Sheppard Robson Architects to visit this 'GIA Supreme Award' winning building for the University of Edinburgh.
We will meet at the building entrance at 1:30pm for a short presentation from the architectural team, before exploring the building together as a group.
Sciennes Primary School, an 1892 grade-B listed structure, has been expanded with Scotland's first Passivhaus CLT school structure.
The new pavilion seamlessly integrates into the playground and its surroundings with a carefully detailed stone finish. Its open-plan layout promotes interactive learning, while ample windows and well-placed roof lights flood the space with natural light. The surrounding landscape features benches, lush greenery, and a rain garden offering outdoor learning and relaxation spaces.
At the forefront of sustainability, and despite challenges posed by the site, the new pavilion adheres to Passivhaus standards and is soon to receive certification, making Sciennes the first primary school in Scotland to receive Passivhaus Certification. The CLT structure creates an inviting atmosphere and not only ensures thermal comfort by minimising cold bridging but also contributes to carbon storage and environmental preservation, with every cubic meter of CLT sequestering one tonne of CO2. Furthermore, this material's recyclability and biodegradability underline the team’s dedication to eco-conscious practices.
The design centres on a fabric-first approach, addressing air tightness and thermal performance (including triple glazing). Achieving an ambitious air tightness rating of 0.28, the building envelope minimises openings, cold bridging. An integrated mechanical strategy, encompassing a mechanical ventilation heat recovery system (MVHR) and air source heat pumps, further accentuates our devotion to sustainability.
Event Details:
Date and Time: Friday 16th August 2024, 1 pm – 3pm
Location: 10 Sciennes Road Edinburgh EH9 1LG
Montgomerie Park Primary School is a new non-denominational primary school for 342 pupils with a dedicated early learning and childcare facility to support 47 places. The new school supports the currently developing Montgomerie Park masterplan area and adjacent existing residential areas, north-east of Irvine town centre. The building creates a formal landmark into the Montgomerie Park masterplan from the primary eastern approach along Long Drive.
The project comprises of 12 primary classrooms, early learning facilities, General Purpose rooms, a gymnasium incorporating flexible performance areas, dining facilities and outdoor learning spaces. The facility also includes a new All-Weather Pitch and Playground Area which compliments the existing topography of the site and offers multiple opportunities to engage with nature including a bird hide onlooking the adjacent SUDs Pond.
The new school is designed to and will be certified against Passivhaus criteria to minimise operational energy consumption and contribute to North Ayrshire Council's ambition towards Net Zero Carbon. The new school has been designed with end user requirements as a priority and will be the first Passivhaus primary school in North Ayrshire Council.
The project is in the final stages of construction, with completion scheduled for August 2024.
Event Details:
Date and Time: Friday 26th July 2024, 12 noon – 3:30pm
Location: Montgomerie Park Primary School, Turnpike Way, Irvine
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All visitors are required to bring PPE during the visit, this includes hard hat, hi-vis vest/jacket, protective eye coverings, gloves and boots.
