Blackburn Central High School / Nicholas Hare Architects

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• Architects

  Nicholas Hare Architects

• Location

  24 Kempton Rise, Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen BB1 1RT, United Kingdom

• Category

  High School

• Architect in Charge

  Nicholas Hare Architects

• Contractor

  Balfour Beatty

• Quantity Surveyor

  Turner & Townsend

• Structural Engineer

  Ramboll

• Services Engineer

  Hoare Lea

• Landscape Designer

  Farrer Huxley Associates

• Area

  8673.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  Andy Haslam

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Text description provided by the architects. Blackburn Central High School with Crosshill (SEN) amalgamates three existing schools. The population of the new school, for 11-16yr olds, will be 900 mainstream and 60 special needs students.

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The new school sits on a steeply sloping and extremely prominent location overlooking Blackburn and draws students from diverse local communities, which have very significant levels of social deprivation.

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The basic diagram loosely wraps the learning accommodation, around a central ‘heart’ space that combines assembly, performance, dining, study and exhibition and views to the surrounding landscape are maximized, aiding orientation and celebrating the institution’s place in the community.

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"Nicholas Hare Architects have designed an excellent building in which to educate young people. The imaginative use of natural light and a simple but striking colour palate help to create an open and positive working environment in which staff and students can thrive"

Alan Chambers, Head - Blackburn Central High School

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