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Latymer Upper School, London Building, Project, Photo, Design, Property, Image
Latymer Upper School London : Architecture Information
Education Development by van Heyningen and Haward, England, UK
Performing Arts Centre, Latymer Upper School, London
2008
van Heyningen and Haward Architects
Latymer Upper School Building photos © Nick Kane

van Heyningen and Haward's involvement with the School began in 1996
when the practice won a limited competition to design a new Arts Centre
(also a brick building), which was completed in 1999. Since then the
practice has realised a number of projects at the School. as part
of a larger masterplan, designed to improve the quality of this very
constrained urban site over a number of years.
The new building is 4-storey is located between the Arts Centre and
the Main School building. Its southern end offers an exciting fully
glazed foyer to a delightful new central square - the heart of the
School. Due to its proximity, bridges link it to the Arts Centre which
physically connects the School's creative offer.

As you would expect, excellent acoustic design was of the paramount
importance. Working closely with Arup Acoustics, the double-height
music recital room offers an extremely high quality environment.
Brick was chosen for the main envelope of the new building as a good
quality low maintenance material and very much in keeping with the
School's environment. The building is conceived as having brick fin
walls to the East and West elevations, which address the existing
red-brick buildings, and North and South elevations in differing materials
"held" between.
The Performing Arts Centre won the Brick Awards 'Supreme Building
of the Year' award in 2008.
"As architects van Heyningen and Haward are imaginative, receptive
to client need, aware of the need for close team work, excellent at
designing for tight urban spaces, forthright in open discussion and
a pleasure to work with - I cannot recommend them highly enough."
Alex Hirst, Deputy Head

Latymer Upper School Building images / information from van Heyningen
and Haward Architects
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Latymer Upper School Performing Arts Centre - Building Information
Architect appointment: Jul 2005
Start on site: Jan 2007
Completion: Apr 2008
Client: Latymer Upper School
Contract Value: £4.7m
London School Buildings
Another London School project by van Heyningen and Haward Architects
The Edward Alleyn Building, Alleyn's School, Dulwich

photo © Nick Kane
Alleyn's School Building
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