As part of the schools grouped Barnsley PFI project to build 13 new primary schools in the city of South Yorkshire, architects and housing contractor Carillion has completed the £ 3.6 million King's Oak Learning Center at Barnsley.
The brief was to integrate the nurseries, reception and one of the main facilities in the area in one place. A primary school for 360 children, Kings Oak merges two former primary schools in the region and incorporates a Children's Center.
The design creates distinct areas of play and learning, and emphasises each child’s progress through school years, with nursery and reception stages flowing into the learning areas. A coloured, curved wall traces the path of childrens’ zones, facilities and classrooms along an elongated design, while a large roof overhang offers protection from the elements and additional outdoor teaching space.
Colours and materials for each learning area have been chosen carefully to reflect child development. The nursery area welcomes younger children with a coloured drum emerging from its roof with a playfully angled roof “cap”.
The roof is built in an unusual combination of cedarboard and Falzinc, a pre-weathered zinc layer, which is intended to reduce solar gains and glare. “The environmental aspect of the design is something we’re particularly proud of,” says Alan Taylor of HLM.
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