Form Room Block, Haileybury College
Grade II Listed building dating back to 1907.
Restoration with a contemporary twist.
Creation of a 'Classroom of the Future' model.
Following the success of our work at St Johns Leatherhead, Tim and Tom were sought out by Haileybury College with a brief to unlock the potential of their stunning Grade II Listed Form Room Block, a prominent Edwardian (1907) teaching building, and to design a ‘classroom for the future’ model which would enrich their teaching over the next 20 years, throughout the campus.
We proposed a sensitive refreshment of internal details and spaces, addressing the fabric condition and internal configuration, while looking at the wider demands of the curriculum and the school’s teaching methods to increase the quality and quantity of teaching space. We designed ‘teaching walls’ to integrate ICT and whiteboards with integrated storage to avoid clutter and long term depreciation of spaces.
The external fabric required extensive stone cleaning and repairs, renewing the roof, restoring the stone and masonry external walls, and extensively refurbishing the sash windows.
Considering the scale, timescales and estimated cost of £3.0m, we proposed a risk-minimised two-phased approach, divided by logistics. We managed separate planning applications for different components, allowing for procurement of elements with long lead times such as bespoke quarried roof slates. Simultaneously we produced highly detailed tender drawings to allow the contractors, through open competitive tender to accurately price the job with limited unknown quantities.
Our engagement with the Conservation team allowed us to find a balance between retaining and respecting the existing style, but transforming the spaces to be fit for 21st-century educational demands.
Images courtesy of Zebra Group.