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Bowmer + Kirkland completes new school technology centre
The new Gateway Building at Wellingborough School. Image: Pick Everard
Contractor Bowmer + Kirkland has completed a new design and technology centre at a historic private school in Northamptonshire.
The two- and three-storey Gateway Building at Wellingborough School brings together all aspects of technology in teaching, from computing and engineering to food and nutrition, product design and textiles.
Interior of the Gateway Building. Image: Pick Everard
Bowmer + Kirkland worked with multidisciplinary firm Pick Everard on the project, which is part of a wider masterplan envisaged by the school called Project Copernicus.
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The project targeted a BREEAM Very Good rating for energy efficiency. This involved a fabric-first approach, with PV roof panels, natural ventilation and thermal modelling to measure performance to ensure optimum comfort for occupiers.
Project lead at Bowmer + Kirkland, Mark Glover, said: “This was a complex build due to the shape, size and level of detail required throughout. Close collaboration was essential, and it was great to work with the school, Pick Everard, and the wider project team to overcome challenges and see the building come together.”
Pick Everard associate architect Dora Vestito added: “The Gateway Building balances modern and traditional materials and finishes, creating a contemporary teaching space that feels firmly rooted in the character of Wellingborough School.”
Wellingborough School was established in 1595 and is one of England’s oldest schools.
The project team on the scheme also included structural engineer HEXA Consulting, M&E consultant Chord Consult and acoustic consultant Buro Happold.
