INTERSERVE WINS £11 MILLION CONTRACT AT SUCCESSFUL LONDON GIRLS' SCHOOL
The project at Notting Hill & Ealing High School (NHEHS), involves
construction of a five-storey extension, including three storeys in a
basement below ground level.
The new facility will include a sports hall, flexible performance space,
drama studio, and dance studio.
Enabling works get under way this month. Interserve will demolish an
existing gymnasium and assembly hall, followed by piling works and
excavations ahead of the construction of the basement.
Work on the superstructure will begin in September with the erection of
a Metsec steel frame. The building will be clad with full-storey-height
planar glazing, brickwork and copper cladding for the second floor dance
studio.
A terraced courtyard will be created alongside the new extension, which
will connect to the existing school building via a first-floor link
bridge.
Sustainability features include a green sedum roof and attenuation
chambers in the courtyard. The BREEAM target for the project is
Very Good.
The new NHEHS arts and sports facility is scheduled to be completed in
November 2012.
John O'Neill, Area Manager for Interserve, said: "Interserve will create
a modern, 21st century learning environment, while allowing the existing
school to operate as normal. During the construction phase, we are
planning curriculum activities with NHEHS students, such as art and
design competitions, and creation of a project blog Interserve has a strong track record in the education sector
and we will work closely with NHEHS to deliver a facility that more than
matches their aspirations.
Interserve has delivered over worth of schools projects,
UK-wide, over the past two years and recently started work on Langley
Hall Primary Academy in nearby Slough, one of the first schemes under
the government free schools initiative.
NHEHS is an independent day school for girls aged 4 , founded
in 1873, and based in West Ealing. It is operated by the Girls
Day School Trust, the largest single educator of girls in the UK with 26
schools, and the UKs largest educational charity.