Education

Xaverian College, Rusholme Manchester                            next education project >

Education Sector Case Study: Xaverian College, Manchester Client: Xaverian 6th Form College, Manchester Cost: £2.3m “Our students and staff love working and learning in their new environment, and that’s the real test… one which Pozzoni has passed with first class Honours” David Anderson, Principal, Xaverian College

Objectives This was a difficult challenge to provide the College with a modern building in place of a Grade II listed building within the heart of the Victoria Park Conservation Area.The brief given to us by the College was to provide fully accessible state-of-theart IT and general teaching facilities (including a purpose built media studies editing suite) within a contemporary new build envelope. Our View Working closely with the Conservation and Planning Authorities, we wanted to design an elegant building using a palette of materials synonymous with the character of the conservation area, in a contemporary manner: such as the use of pre-patinated copper as wall cladding to announce the Main Entrances. With the campus being a mix of Grade I and Grade II Victorian buildings mixed with smaller new build additions we felt it was essential to create a building of equal architectural quality, both internally and externally. Inside, large open plan corridors with full height glazed light wells create a sense of openness and spatial quality, whilst full length glazing along the west elevation provides beautiful views over the College green and to the Victoria Park area. Every teaching space has been very carefully planned out following lengthy and detailed consultations with the end users. The Results This was an immensely successful project which was completed on time, on budget and on brief.

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