Waterwells Primary Academy and Pre-School
- Client
- Quedgeley Urban Village Ltd
- Location
- Gloucester
- Project Leaders
- Mike Court
- Value
- 4.3M
Challenge
Following the success of Kingsway Primary School, the developer QUVL and Gloucester County Council were keen to retain the same design and Quattro team for their next school new build.
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Solution
Waterwells school building design and form is a copy of Kingsway Primary School. It creates another eye-catching landmark using the same materials, to unite the community, but with different accent colours to give a separate identity to each school.
An Early Years Centre has been completed on the same site providing nursery provision for the local community.
Testament to the success of Quattro’s Education Architects, this school building design has since been further adapted to a 1 form entry school for one of the members of QUVL, Robert Hitchens Ltd, on another section 106 site in Longford.
As a headteacher, it is rare to be given a building where the needs of pupils have been at the very heart of the design. With colour, shape and a texture chosen for interest and stimulation, this is certainly a building that will facilitate pupil learning.
Kingsway Primary School, Gloucestershire
The result is a functional, affordable and contemporary public building which is strongly grounded in its place. From the outside the school makes a positive contribution to the character of both Colwall village and one of the nation's finest landscapes.
Malvern Hills AONB Partnership
From early on in the process all parties involved.. entered into a positive and constructive dialogue aimed at finding a 'landscape-led' solution. This willingness to work together and to share ideas and expertise was a hallmark of the project and central to its success.
Malvern Hills AONB Partnership
The inside offers its inhabitants a first-class learning experience incorporating vistas of that same outstanding and distinctive landscape.
Malvern Hills AONB Partnership
We're absolutely delighted with what's been achieved within the limitations of our compact site, which is certainly not without its logistical challenges! cont/...
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary Academy
...Together, we have built a positive environment around us that directly effects children’s attitudes and their ability to learn and explore ideas. Many thanks again to Quattro for providing us with the vision.
Bourton-on-the-Water Primary Academy