Acoustic design for schools in the UK is largely based on the guidance contained in Building Bulletin 93. We are very experienced in designing to this document and also negotiating derogation from BB93 where operational considerations means that it is not desirable to design to BB93.
We have advised both Educational Authorities and also Main Contractors across a wide range of schools and education facilities. These have included several schools for students with special educational needs, where conditions need to be very tightly controlled to ensure good educational conditions.
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New Skills College - Bristol
Client: Cowlin Construction
Architects: AWW
Scope: The new South Bristol Skills College caters for a wide variety of courses, from vehicle maintenance and construction to beauty therapy and hairdressing. In additional, the building contains two large atria (shown above) which are used for private study, catering facilities and arts performance. Each type of space required detailed acoustic design to ensure that the acoustic characteristics of the space fitted the intended use, whilst maintaining a consistent design aesthetic. |
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New Secondary School - Merchant's Academy, Bristol
Client: Cowlin Construction
Architects: AWW
M&E Consultants: Mitie
Scope: To acoustically design this new £23m academy to comply with Part E of the Building Regulations and Building Bulletin 93. We then carried out Pre completion tests, which showed that all design targets had been achieved.
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New Performing Arts Building - The Brit School, South London
Client: The Brit School
Architects: Daniel Connal Partnership
Engineering Consultants: Cundalls
Scope: The Brit School is a unique performing arts college in Croydon, South London with former graduates including Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash, Leona Lewis, The Noisettes, Athelete and many others. The new performance building contained studios, rehearsal and performance facilities for dance and music - all designed to standards well in excess of BB93. Our involvement also extended to acoustic design of the refurbishment to the existing school.
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New Primary School - Milton Keynes
Client: Milton Keynes Council
Developers: English Partnerships
Architects: Architecture MK
Scope: Acoustic design to BB93 standards of this large 3 story primary school in Central Milton Keynes. The school is designed to be the first carbon neutral school in the country incorporating a wide range of sustainable energy sources into the design.
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New Secondary School - Merchant's Academy, Bristol
Client: Cowlin Construction
Architects: AWW
M&E Consultants: Mitie
Scope: To acoustically design this new £23m academy to comply with Part E of the Building Regulations and Building Bulletin 93. We then carried out Pre completion tests, which showed that all design targets had been achieved.
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New Secondary School - Milton Keynes
Client: Milton Keynes Council
Architects: Architecture MK
Scope: Acoustic design to BB93 standards of this large secondary school in Central Milton Keynes. This project is one of many educational projects that Cass Allen have advised on for Milton Keynes Council, including Special Schools, primary and secondary schools, and several refurbishments.
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New School - Portsmouth
Client: Portsmouth College
Architects: HNW Architects
Planning Consultants: GVA Grimley
Scope: to assist with achieving planning permission for the replacement of Portsmouth College. We carried out baseline noise surveys and 3D modelling to help establish the most effective layout for the college from an acoustic perspective. Of particular concern was the presence of a breeding ground for Canadian Geese on the site, which the Council required should not be disturbed during the construction phase. The photograph shows the proposed college superimposed on the existing college, which is to be demolished in stages.
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College of Construction - Lewisham, London
Client: Stanhope plc
Architects: Emoli Petroschka
Planning Consultants: Frontline Projects
Scope: As part of ongoing long-term developments at Lewisham College, the Construction Faculty plans to move to temporary accommodation in a disused factory site (top photo). Cass Allen's brief was to design the acoustics of the temporary site so that they were at least as good as those the students currently enjoyed, but to minimize costs in view of the temporary nature of the building. We first surveyed the existing acoustic conditions in the current college and then using 3D modelling developed a scheme of internal acoustic barriers coupled with acoustic absorption (lower photo), which provided the necessary acoustic separation between adjacent work areas. |
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