SCCS Rebuild
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
April Update
Just over a week into the Easter holidays, and the the first of SCCS's new buildings is beginning to rise from the ground. Last week the floor slab of the new sports building - which will also provide a new purpose-built home for Somers Town Youth Centre - was poured; five days later, and the steel framework is already taking shape. Check out the latest photos here.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
The End of an Era, and a Vision for the Future
After two hours of thought and discussion our many ideas were taken away by the design team to help them create an exciting new image for the school without losing its identity as SCCS.
Don't forget you can see more photos (including dramatic images of the crane lifting the new food tech classroom from its lorry in Charrington Street during half term, and panoramic views from the Medburn roof) by clicking on the link to our photo gallery here!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
What a Difference a Month Makes
The new food room is already fully operational, and staff and students who use the room have reported that it is an improvement on the old one, even though it is in a temporary building.
The construction of the new sports building (which will also provide a permanent home for the Somers Town Youth Centre) is progressing quickly. Behind the hoardings in the champs playground, the steelwork for the foundations is taking shape, and we will start to see the main structure going up within the next few weeks. Finally, as I write, the scaffolders are at work outside the Medburn Centre, preparing for the demolition of the central part of the building which will eventually be connected to the new arcade.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Energy from the Earth
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Week Six
The rubble from the demolition of the gyms is now mainly cleared, and surveyors have been setting out the site for the foundations of the new building. Elsewhere, BAM's site offices have been installed - a three-storey green and orange cube at the top of Charrington Street - and the playground is being prepared for the start of the geothermal piling which will provide the heating for the new school. After half term, Green Week followed by Science and Engineering Week will provide the first big opportunities for students to take part in projects and activities with BAM about the construction that will be taking place on site and about the sustainable and environmentally friendly place the new school will be. Meanwhile, students have been enjoying the spring sunshine in the main Quad before the work to modernise the Medburn Building, in the left of the photo, starts in earnest in a few months time.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The Gyms Then and Now
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
New Views in the Heart of Somers Town
It's hard to keep up with the progress of our demolition contractors: every day new vistas open up as another wall comes down. Today, the last of the "left-hand gym" - the one adjacent to Chalton Street - was levelled and for the first time we can get a sense of the footprint of the new sports building and youth centre. It's incredible to think that only 6 months ago on this spot we were hosting a 14-metre long mobile swimming pool as part of the Make a Splash London project. I'll upload "then and now" photos into our online photo gallery.
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