VISION 32—THE ART OF ILLUMINATED LEARNING
The outdoor glass-roof space is an impressive bonus.
We’re quite fortunate that we worked as a separate
project soon after the Mandeville Centre had started
construction. There was some money available, so
we worked pretty hard to convince the school that
they needed this space. We tried to create much
greater amenity for the school and the chequerboard canopy almost appears as if it’s not there. Now
the school has a function space for 1300 people.
What energy modelling do you perform to ensure
the whole performs to standards?
We need to be smart about how we use all materials
and glass is no different. The benefits are there for
everyone to experience and see. We supported the
expansive choice of glass by devices such as metal
fins to the east and west to control solar radiation.
We use inherent, passive design principles. We
wanted to maximize the amount of glass here and to
do that properly and efficiently, we needed to do a
Section J energy modelling exercise. We took that
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