Gowerton Primary School

This contemporary single-storey facility fit for 21st century standards accommodates 345 pupils and also benefits the local community. Facilities include nine classrooms, school hall, kitchen, community room, central learning street area incorporating learning resources, reception classroom, nursery classroom, early years courtyard, and staff room.

The new building consists of a steel frame with the external skin a mixture of brickwork, render and cladding, and an aluminium-sheeted, high-level hall. The roof includes solar panels and turrets which provide natural ventilation to the hall. The central learning street has a raised roof which provides a stack effect for ventilation of the classrooms. The design of the new school maximises the use of natural light and ventilation.

Early works included reconfiguring and upgrading a soft play area and upgrading existing tennis courts to a MUGA with a rubberised 3G surface which is both FIFA and IRB compliant. A tarmac access road was constructed into the site at a very early stage to enable surrounding areas (footpaths etc.) to be handed back to the client, so that the public could gain access to the new sports facilities for immediate community use.