education

Livity School, Streatham

Value

£9.5 million

Size

3k sqm

Client

London Borough of Lambeth

About the project

A new 3,000 sqm special school for London Borough of Lambeth constructed on a brownfield site in Streatham. RHB were commissioned to carry out the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health design to RIBA Stage E with provision to be novated onto the successful contractor’s design team.

Understanding the challenges

The building is over three floors and consists of classrooms, school hall, hydro therapy pool, sensory rooms, kitchen, offices and toilet accommodation. The building is heated using a combination of high-efficiency gas-fired boilers and air source heat pumps with a CHP plant serving the hydrotherapy pool and is ventilated using natural ventilation where possible with heat recovery mechanical ventilation where appropriate. The lighting installation is carried out utilizing high-efficiency luminaires with automatic controls complete with daylight sensing. The building also incorporates rainwater harvesting, solar water heating, evacuation lifts and sprinklers.

Solutions provided by RHB

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