Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Clearview Primary School | re:speak
*** This school was constructed to half of it's intended capacity, it provides an opportunity to design up to 12 new classrooms and integrate them within an exisiting schools identity. ***
"Opened in February 2010 Clearview Primary School is unique in New Zealand, being the first light steel framed school structure and the fastest design/build school construction that has taken place. It was twelve months from the date Mainzeal were engaged to handover on time and within budget.
Constructing a brand new, five building, 17-classroom school in under 12 months over winter may seem like a tall order. That was the brief for Mainzeal Property and Construction when it came to building Clearview Primary School in Rolleston, Canterbury. It was a GMP contract with a full design and construct element and as well as classrooms it had a library, hall/gym, offices, caretaker shed and associated parking and playgrounds. Amazingly the whole school was built in just under 300 days.
Paul Blackler, the general manager Southern region for Mainzeal said, “The thing that was unique about the project was that because of the speed with which it needed to be constructed, and because a large period of construction was over winter, we chose to build with light steel framing as opposed to timber. We were then not constrained with moisture content in the timber, therefore ensuring consistent quality and dimensional stability. Frames are strong yet lightweight making them easier for installers to handle. Supply and erection was done by N Steel a local steel framing manufacturer.
Like many parts of Canterbury, Rolleston was severely affected, in parts, by the earthquake, however the school structure stood up well and only had to close for a very short time for safety clearance."
source: http://respeak.net/articles/clearview-primary-school
"Opened in February 2010 Clearview Primary School is unique in New Zealand, being the first light steel framed school structure and the fastest design/build school construction that has taken place. It was twelve months from the date Mainzeal were engaged to handover on time and within budget.
Constructing a brand new, five building, 17-classroom school in under 12 months over winter may seem like a tall order. That was the brief for Mainzeal Property and Construction when it came to building Clearview Primary School in Rolleston, Canterbury. It was a GMP contract with a full design and construct element and as well as classrooms it had a library, hall/gym, offices, caretaker shed and associated parking and playgrounds. Amazingly the whole school was built in just under 300 days.
Paul Blackler, the general manager Southern region for Mainzeal said, “The thing that was unique about the project was that because of the speed with which it needed to be constructed, and because a large period of construction was over winter, we chose to build with light steel framing as opposed to timber. We were then not constrained with moisture content in the timber, therefore ensuring consistent quality and dimensional stability. Frames are strong yet lightweight making them easier for installers to handle. Supply and erection was done by N Steel a local steel framing manufacturer.
Like many parts of Canterbury, Rolleston was severely affected, in parts, by the earthquake, however the school structure stood up well and only had to close for a very short time for safety clearance."
source: http://respeak.net/articles/clearview-primary-school
Tree House - Classroom Concept - Clip On
Taalman and Koch have proposed 2 competition entries to address adaptable classrooms. below is an example of their proposal. I want to embrace the design philosophy explored within their classroom designs, and tailor it to suit New Zealand construction/assembly principles and technology. It can be argued that these classroom designs have placed too much emphasis on construction feasibility, speed and flexibility, at the expensive of student comfort and sense of place. The strong links between outdoor and indoor learning environments is a particularly strong aspect to the Tree House concept.
Taalman Koch Architecture - The iT House
Similar to the Cellophane and Loblolly Houses by Kieran and Timberlake, Taalman and Koch have created a houses concept which uses an interlocking structural, prefabricated fixtures and individualised panels. Great precedent for me in terms of detailing and philosophy.
http://www.tkithouse.com/
http://www.facebook.com/itHouse
http://www.tkithouse.com/
http://www.facebook.com/itHouse
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