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Farnley Park Academy, Leeds

Farnley Park Academy, Leeds

KEY FACTS

CLIENT

Interserve

YEAR COMPLETED

2011

BUILD TYPE

New Build

SERVICES PROVIDED

Civil Engineering
Drainage Strategies
Geotechnical Engineering
Ground Investigation
Structural Engineering
Transport Planning

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The £23M improvement scheme to Farnley Park Maths & Computing College contract was constructed as part of the Leeds Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. The project involved the construction of state-of-the-art facilities for staff, pupils and members of the wider community, allowing the school to achieve its target growth and meet the increased demand for pupil places.

New facilities include:
- new school entrance and reception area
- main school hall
- learning resource centre
- sports hall and external sports facilities
- activity studios
- hydrotherapy pool
- dining hall
- drama facilities
- open learning areas administration/office space
- improved vehicle parking areas

Key Challenges

Specific challenges that BWB overcame include:-

- value engineering of the foundation solution to overcome complex ground conditions, including treatment of used mine workings.

- construction of a new structure on a live school site, with the added constraints of existing structures in close proximity to the building.

- extremely restricted parking provisions and local highway network.

KEY CONTACTS

Dominic Ginty

Dominic Ginty
Service Director - Building Structures
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