Holland Park School, London, UK

Holland Park School’s 1950s school buildings were consolidated within a more compact footprint of a single building. The school's facilities, including a 25m swimming pool, dance studio and all weather sports pitch, and environment enhance the learning experience of students and the wider community. The school’s location within a conservation area and adjacent to the borough’s largest park required a design focussed on creating a sympathetic relationship with local residential buildings and accentuating the connections with the park.

The design includes a striking facade made up of copper, brass and bronze which adds character to the building and integrates with the heavily wooded nature of the site. A curved brise soleil softens the impact of the large building and also fulfils its primary function of substantially reducing solar gain and glare.

The project was designed with architects Aedas, with Newtecnic responsible for the facade design and engineering during the detailed design and tender evaluation stages.