Northstowe Education Campus
Photography Credit: Dough Wilders
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Education
Education
Located on the site of the former RAF Oakington base and surrounding farmland, Northstowe new town is delivered through a working partnership between South Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambridgeshire County Council.
Located on the site of the former RAF Oakington base and surrounding farmland, Northstowe new town is delivered through a working partnership between South Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambridgeshire County Council.
To support the new Northstowe community, Frank Shaw Associates have created an open and welcoming Education Campus. The campus includes a primary, secondary, post-16 and SEN school.
To support the new Northstowe community, Frank Shaw Associates have created an open and welcoming Education Campus. The campus includes a primary, secondary, post-16 and SEN school.
Strong urban design drivers ensured that the campus was woven seamlessly into the town centre and created three new public squares. The campus provided further local amenity through shared facilities and extensive community use.
Strong urban design drivers ensured that the campus was woven seamlessly into the town centre and created three new public squares. The campus provided further local amenity through shared facilities and extensive community use.
Large glazed walls drive interaction with the street enlivening the experience of both the internal and external space.
Large glazed walls drive interaction with the street enlivening the experience of both the internal and external space.
Seeking to appropriately express this civic landmark, we have designed distinctive, high quality buildings, that are deliberately distinguished from nearby residential structures.
Seeking to appropriately express this civic landmark, we have designed distinctive, high quality buildings, that are deliberately distinguished from nearby residential structures.
Winner – Best Education Project at the Structural Timber Awards 2020
PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT INFORMATION
Status: Phase 1 Built, Phase 2 Under Construction
Status: Phase 1 Built, Phase 2 Under Construction
Location: Cambridge
Location: Cambridge
TEAM CREDITS
TEAM CREDITS
Architect: Frank Shaw Associates
Architect: Frank Shaw Associates
Client: Cambridgeshire County Council / Meridian Trust (CMAT)
Client: Cambridgeshire County Council / Meridian Trust (CMAT)
Contractor: Kier Construction Eastern
Contractor: Kier Construction Eastern
Planning Consultant: Strutt and Parker, BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited
Planning Consultant: Strutt and Parker, BNP Paribas Real Estate Advisory & Property Management UK Limited
Cost Consultant: Kier Construction Eastern
Cost Consultant: Kier Construction Eastern
Civil: Peter Dann Limited
Civil: Peter Dann Limited
Structural Engineer: Peter Dann Limited
Structural Engineer: Peter Dann Limited
MEP: Couch, Perry and Wilkes Environmental LLP, EMEC Design and Consultancy Ltd and Bannerman Consulting
MEP: Couch, Perry and Wilkes Environmental LLP, EMEC Design and Consultancy Ltd and Bannerman Consulting
Landscape: Livingsron Eyre
Landscape: Livingsron Eyre
Acoustic: Socotec, Adrian James Acoustics Limited
Acoustic: Socotec, Adrian James Acoustics Limited
Building Control: Salus
Building Control: Salus
BREEAM: The FES Construction Consultancy Group Ltd
BREEAM: The FES Construction Consultancy Group Ltd