Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

Project name - Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

Client - Client Ryearch Ltd

End user Yealmpstone Farm Primary School/Plymouth City Council

Project description - Expansion of primary school place provision from single form entry school to two form entry.

Project location - Plympton PL7 1QX

Project status - Complete

Project text - New eight classroom two storey extension including toilets, group rooms, circulation spaces and stores; New rear accessible route to playground level; Remodelling of car park to provide additional spaces; External works to increase playgrounds; Internal remodelling to main hall, year 2 and foundation classrooms plus a new staffroom and studio hall.

All works being programmed and co-ordinated to enable the existing school to always remain operable.

Services & Role - RIBA Stages 4, 5 & 6 (Building Regulations, Production Information, Site Support and Handover)

Role Architect / Lead Consultant

Consultants:

Structural – Queste Structured Consulting Ltd

Acoustic – Acoustic Consultants South West Ltd

Sector - Education

Procurement - Design and build

Project size - Site area 1.8 Ha

New build classrooms GIFA 800 m2

Studio GIFA 57m2

Internal remodelling GIFA 950m2

Energy performance - New build classrooms EPC Energy rating ‘B’.

Building emission rate (BER) of 15.05 kg CO2/m2 per year.

Primary energy use 107 kWh/m2 per year.