NEW LARGS SCHOOL CAMPUS SITE ANALYSIS This page highlights the historic context and character of the site.

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1 SITE ANALYSIS This page highlights the historic context and character of the site. THE PROJECT Project Reference: 5547 HISTORIC CONTEXT Project Title: Largs Campus The new Largs campus is the latest in North Ayrshire Council School s Programme, the new school will amalgamate the existing St Mary s Primary, with Brisbane Primary, Kelburn Primary with Largs Academy and a new 100/100 early years centre. The chosen site is located on a site within Largs to the west of the town adjacent to Alexander Avenue and the existing Sport s Scotland Training Facility. The required capacity of the New Largs School Campus as outlined by North Ayrshire Council is as follows: A 1200 pupil secondary school A 610 pupil non-denominational primary school A 210 pupil Roman Catholic primary school A 100/100 pupil nursery school 1 synthetic 7 a side pitch 1 Multi-use games area The area of the new buildings within the campus are to be based upon metrics from the Scottish Futures Trust. As a guide, the design principles approved by North Ayrshire Council for Garnock Community Campus should be used. In addition, the concept design should be a campus under one roof with each part of the campus having its own identity within the whole. This project involves the construction of a new build campus school facility comprising a 1200 pupil secondary school, a 610 pupil non-denominational primary school, a 210 pupil RC primary school and a 100 place early years nursery. This project is to be delivered via a Design, Build, Finance and Maintain Contract under the Hub South West Framework and is being led by Morrison Construction Scotland. Because of the nature of the works this specification includes contractor-designed packages, with performance criteria set by the Design Team against pre-determined briefing information. CATCHMENT AREA 1. The Battle of Largs by William Hole, Scottish National Portrait Gallery 2. The Waverley Steamer on the Firth of Forth 3. Postcard of Largs Esplanade and Beach, 1950 s 4. Largs Ice Cream Stand, winter 2013 SITE CHARACTER 5 min Journey on Foot SITE SITE View of Largs with the site highlighted Ferry Terminal Largs Train Station 10 min Journey on Foot 10 min Journey by Ferry 5 min Journey by Car Views out from Largs over Cumbrae with Arran in the distance

2 THE CONCEPT A series of conceptual diagrams helped inform the design of the building. Layer 3 - Secondary School SITE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS Layer 2 - Learning Plaza + Sports Facilities - Heart of School Layer 1 - Primary Schools & Nursery Potential Pedestrian Access This existing ridge line creates a natural approach from the proposed car park area. Dense, established boundary Aspect Site Approach and Topography Principle vehicular approach Aspect 12.5m vertical rise Potential Pedestrian Access Steep incline to Cauld Rocks & Auchenmaid Craigs Potential Pedestrian Access Dense, established boundary Historic hill-top campus model - Parthenon, Greece Potential Vehicular Access

3 NEW LARGS SCHOOL CAMPUS SITE ANALYSIS This page shows the area surrounding the proposed school and picks out some examples of streets and landscape around the site boundary. Site viewed from the Sports Scotland National Centre ALE XAN DER AV E View of site from Alexander Avenue NU E View of Site from Alexander Avenue across the park L HO EH S OU E A RO D View of site from Hole House Court

4 SITE ANALYSIS This page highlights movement and key features around the site. SPORT SCOTLAND NATIONAL CENTRE ALEXANDER AVENUE SCHOOL SITE PM BRISBANE SCHOOL AM HOLEHOUSE ROAD

5 BURNSIDE RD. NEW LARGS SCHOOL CAMPUS THE CONCEPT A series of conceptual diagrams helped inform the design of the building. ADJACENCY DIAGRAMS BUILDING DESIGN SMALL NURSERY The proposed building design for Largs Campus is rectilinear in plan keeping the building form compact and simple to construct. The principle learning plazas, primary and secondary, form the heart of the campus in line with the project brief. PE / SPORTS Faculty groupings are organised as required by the client and mainly operate in a vertically stacked format reflecting the nature of the sloping site. The building also achieves the unusual requirement to have four separate school entrances, whilst retaining the requirement of being a single building within the school campus. The proposed building is articulated carefully and set harmoniously on the hill side, yet presenting itself as a cluster, a small settlement of buildings arranged along the hillside. SECONDARY DINING / LIBRARY LARGE Our approach to materiality is to create a simple elegant building with a strong sense of character and identity; a robust durable building. We have elected to keep the elevational treatment visually coherent by using a limited range of materials: A white brick (of rustic character) is proposed for the entire Building envelope: with the exception of the gym halls which will have cladding at high level. Suggested Largs Campus Adjacency Diagram We believe this approach will create a soft building with a reflective quality, bright and optimistic. It will be a contemporary building but one that we believe will enhance its context and strengthen the character of the town with the addition of this new significant facility on the skyline of the town. N EXTERNAL SOCIAL SPACE SERVICE ACCESS SYNTHETIC 7 A SIDE PITCH EXTERNAL SOCIAL SPACE EXTERNAL SOCIAL SPACE EXTERNAL SOCIAL SPACE Early Thoughts - Initial Adjacency Diagram PLAY AREA MAIN ENTRANCE Secondary Student Support PLAY AREA CAR PARK Whole School Secondary Focus Sports Whole School Primary Focus ALEXANDER AVENUE MAIN ACCESS Primary Primary Nursery Site Concept Plan Department Adjacency Diagram

6 THE CONCEPT A series of conceptual diagrams helped inform the design of the building. SECONDARY SECONDARY SHARED ACC. SHARED ACC. EARLY YEARS EARLY YEARS EARLY YEARS SHARED ACCOMMODATION SECONDARY

7 THE CONCEPT A series of conceptual diagrams helped inform the design of the building. DRAMA SECONDARY FOCUSED HUB HOME EC., TECH., BUSINESS, COMPUTING PE SUPPORT & ADMIN. HUBS FOCUSED HUB PCS/PSE/NURTURE ST. MARY S ST. MARY S EARLY YEARS GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN ST. MARY`S EARLY YEARS ST. MARY`S FOCUSED HUB HOME EC., TECH., BUSINESS, COMPUTING PE DRAMA SECONDARY FOCUSED HUB SUPPORT & ADMIN. HUBS PCS / PSE / NURTURE

8 THE CONCEPT A series of conceptual diagrams helped inform the design of the building. ENGLISH, MFL, S. SUBJECTS, RE ENGLISH, MFL, S. SUBJECTS, RE ART PE SECONDARY FOCUSED HUB SCIENCE & MATHS SCIENCE & MATHS THIRD FLOOR PLAN FORTH FLOOR PLAN FIFTH FLOOR PLAN PE ENGLISH, MFL, S. SUBJECTS, RE SECONDARY FOCUSED HUB SCIENCE & MATHS ENGLISH, MFL, S. SUBJECTS, RE SCIENCE & MATHS ART

9 THE PROPOSAL This page shows the proposed site plan and highlights its key features. SECURE PLAY ENTRANCE TO ST MARYS ENTRANCE TO LARGS BUSES IN SECURE NURSERY PLAY GARDEN BUS DROP OFF CARS IN BUSES OUT PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE ON FOOTPATH

10 THE PROPOSAL The proposed school elevational study. Early Concpet Aerial View from the South West

11 THE PROPOSAL The proposed school elevational study. Aerial View from the East

12 THE PROPOSAL The proposed school elevational study. Early Concpet Aerial View of the Entrance Plaza

13 THE PROPOSAL The proposed school elevational study. View of the building in relationship to the school grounds View from the car park of the north entrance plaza Aerial View from the South West View of the secondary school from the car park

14 THE PROCESS This page outlines how the construction site will run. ZEBRA CROSSING VEHICULAR MOVEMENT PEDESTRIAN ROUTE SITE PARKING GATE 3 WASTE AND RECYCLE STORAGE VEHICULAR MOVEMENT WASTE AND RECYCLE STORAGE GATE 2 PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE GATE 1 MAIN SITE ACCESS/ EGRESS SECURITY CONTROL POINT CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCESS