Fullhurst Community College

Phase 1 of Fullhurst has been completed and work has commenced on Phase 2.

Phase 2 will be completed for handover at the start of September 2009, with most of the demolition work scheduled to take place during the School holidays, significantly reducing the impact on education within the school. The existing village of mobile classrooms will also be removed over the summer holidays with the whole school located in the new buildings from the beginning of the Autumn term.

Advance work in the Summer of 2008 plus re-programming and acceleration of the construction works has resulted in the building contractors finishing on site in September 2009 instead of the programmed June 2010 completion date.

Background:

Fullhurst Community College is a mixed 11-16 school serving the community of Braunstone in Leicester.

LMEC are delivering a part new build, part refurbished school of just under 10,500 m² at a value of just over £12m, the first phase of which is due to open in January 2009.

The school will on completion be a combination of high quality new design whilst retaining the character of the existing school. The existing main school spine is being refurbished with the front facade retained. A new build extension to the rear, incorporating the existing school hall is complete, and contains new IT rich flexible teaching spaces.

Construction:

The new building is clad in green Trespa panelling with aluminium ribbon windows producing a stunning effect around the steel frame, concrete floors and standing seam roof.

Comments:

Michael McPherson, Principal:

"We are very excited by the prospect of our new School.   The facilities and technology will be second to none.   The Schools design integrates the tradition of our historic building with modern architecture.   For Fullhurst, BSF will put the School at the heart of the Community and give people a focal point for high quality education."

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