A Home for Aldenham Prep
A Home for Aldenham Prep
Aldenham Prep School
A purpose built home for the prep school - NVB designed both the building and the surrounding learning and play spaces to create a rich environment in which the children and staff can thrive.
Size
1930m²
Cost
£5,800,000
Status
Complete
Completion Date
May, 2021
Discipline
Architecture and Landscape
Creative, imaginative and utterly professional, NVB Architects have designed a school that has not only delivered on all aspects of our initial design brief but taken it to the next level which has set it apart from the rest. With the all important Wow Factor from the moment you set eyes on the building, it is loved and admired by the entire Aldenham Community.
Karl MahonBursar
The simple courtyard shape of the building contributes to a sense of calm in the landscape.
The brick and zinc palette externally is designed to age gracefully whilst internally CLT soffits improved construction time whilst adding visual warmth to the spaces.
The new building sits at one end of the school campus facing open country and the design had to balance the school's desire for a building which made a strong impact on the visitor with the need to deal sensitively with the Green Belt setting. The building uses the slope of the hill to minimise the massing when seen from the countryside whilst presenting a strong gable form to the arriving visitor.
