Godolphin School

Salisbury, Wiltshire

Introduction

BrightSpace is currently working with Godolphin School, Salisbury, to improve and enhance their Science & Technology facilities. The proposals also considering future expansion and remodeling of the school’s Performing Arts Centre.

The overriding brief was to help them raise the profile of their ‘STEAM’ subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths) and in their initial brief the school had identified a site central to the existing buildings for the relocation and expansion of their Science and Technology subjects.

However, early on in our analysis of their initial brief, we identified the opportunity to significantly improve their Science and Technology facilities in their current location, through the addition of another storey and some minor internal remodelling, which then released the school’s suggested site at the heart of the school to create an exciting opportunity for a central ‘hub’ for students and staff.

Details

Location	Salisbury, Wiltshire
Sectors	Education, Case Study
Client	Godolphin School
Work Stages	0-7
Status	Ongoing
Consultants	WFBA Structural Engineers, PGP Cost Consultants
BrightSpace Team	Dai Hannaford

Key facts

Improved Science & Technology facilities, Performing Arts Centre and Central Hub
120 capacity lecture theatre as well as replacement library, classrooms, and multi-use spaces
Large, double height atrium which improves circulation throughout the school
Improved green spaces between existing buildings and into new buildings

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Dai Hannaford
Director

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Architecture
Diploma Architecture
ARB

Projects

Case Study - Godolphin School, Ballard School, Berry Court, Glasshouse Studios, Bartons Road, Havant, Futura Offices, Hatfield Car Park, Mornish Road, Branksome Park, YMCA - Delta House, Bournemouth

Dai is an Architect with over ten years’ experience across a variety of sectors. He has worked on and delivered a wide range of projects from residential and mixed-use developments in London, to new school and university facilities across the country.

He enjoys working in the early stages of projects, helping clients to define the brief and using his experience to provide innovative solutions even in the most challenging of situations.

Dai also has substantial experience of project delivery and taking those exciting initial concepts through the technical stages and on to site. He enjoys building successful working relationships with contractors to ensure those all important details that really elevate the quality of the finished building are considered throughout.

He works across multiple projects and interacts with all staff members on aspects of project work and practice management, and he encourages, mentors and motivates everyone to achieve to the best of their abilities. This enthusiasm occasionally overlaps with his passion for triathlon and multi-sport competitions and has resulted in studio entries to various events which always seem like such a good idea at the time.

1. Centre for Learning & Technology

Block A is a glazed fronted building that sits on a heavy stone plinth at the front of the site beside the public realm. It comprises of a mix of different uses, the architecture looks to respond to aid legibility, this has led to a variety of façade treatments in different areas.

Long, white render, curvilinear, ‘clip-on’ balconies give a strong horizontal emphasis with vertical breaks splitting into 3 sections. The recessive appearance of the façade is enhanced by the contrasting white balconies against glazing and dark cladding. This unifies the building and street frontage with a consistent and sculptural form.

The balconies stop short of the heavy stone plinth creating the effect of a residential block floating above the commercial base. At either end of the sweeping balconies sit stone facades that appear more formal and address the public piazza and entrance lobbies facing Priory Road. These follow contextual themes found in the town centre, responding to an urban high street aesthetic and provide a vertical emphasis to contrast with the horizontal balconies.

2. Science Extension

These sail-like towers dramatically project out from and above the landscaped foreground and from behind Block A and existing surrounding built context.

The render elements provide the opportunity for recessed and sculptural balconies. Prominent key corners of the building facades are radiused to create dynamic prows. Internal corners and points of changing direction on render elements follow this curvilinear theme. Substantial planting around the edges of the stepped terraces softens the stepped form.

Where the building acts as a backdrop to natural planted areas, whether the ground floor gardens, stepped roof terraces or linear park, large areas of timber cladding are used to soften and texturise. The end of the blocks step over the podium wall to ground themselves and connect to the linear park.

3. Performing Arts Centre [PAC]

These sail-like towers dramatically project out from and above the landscaped foreground and from behind Block A and existing surrounding built context.

The render elements provide the opportunity for recessed and sculptural balconies. Prominent key corners of the building facades are radiused to create dynamic prows. Internal corners and points of changing direction on render elements follow this curvilinear theme. Substantial planting around the edges of the stepped terraces softens the stepped form.

Where the building acts as a backdrop to natural planted areas, whether the ground floor gardens, stepped roof terraces or linear park, large areas of timber cladding are used to soften and texturise. The end of the blocks step over the podium wall to ground themselves and connect to the linear park.