Oak Bank School
Currently a school for special needs children, the school has seen a rapid increase in admissions hence requiring more space for sporting activities.
Hinton Cook Architects were appointed to design a new sports hall west of the existing school. Foremost, siting of the structure was crucial serving as a link between existing tennis courts and a football pitch.
The initial design concept evolved from mirroring the mono-pitch roof adjacent to the site which forms part of the existing school. Further to design development, the roof has taken a sinusoidal form lending itself to a modern sports hall.
An intricate steel structure braces the building externally whilst supporting the roof via an exoskeleton. This ensures the structure is revealed on the outside thus maximising internal play area which will contain three badminton courts and a basketball court.
Composite metal panels with high insulative and sound performance compliment the external appearance. These are installed above a brick plinth and graded with varying colour bands getting lighter towards the eaves.