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Baseline design: superblock 1,200 place secondary school

Superblock baseline designs for a 1,200 place 11 to 16 secondary school with a typical curriculum.

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Baseline design: superblock ground floor for a 1,200 place secondary school

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Baseline design: superblock first floor for a 1,200 place secondary school

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Baseline design: superblock second floor for a 1,200 place secondary school

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Baseline design: superblock section AA for a 1,200 place secondary school

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Baseline design: superblock section BB for a 1,200 place secondary school

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Baseline design: superblock sections CC and DD for a 1,200 place secondary school

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Baseline design: superblock exploded axonometric diagram for a 1,200 place secondary school

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Baseline design for a 1,200 place secondary school: superblock

The design shown is a 2 or 3 storey building for 1,200 pupils aged 11 to 16. This is a compact and efficient building form, with all but the sports facilities in a single block, reducing circulation distances and facilitating links between departments.

Other key features of the design are:

  • the sports hall suite is a separate block, and could be replaced by an existing sports building if one was available
  • all general and practical teaching spaces are 7.8 metres deep
  • the dining space provides a central focus and can be used as a milling space during the school day and, in conjunction with the hall and drama space, for after school events
  • voids bring daylight into the corridor and the backs of classrooms (they also act as ventilation stacks providing natural ventilation particularly in the summertime)
  • teaching spaces wrap around the central zone of dining, hall and drama
  • departmental staff bases and offices are dispersed ensuring easy access from teaching spaces and supporting passive supervision
  • toilets are grouped centrally for efficient servicing (this is possible because travel distances are shorter in this type)

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Published 11 March 2014

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