The brief was, “to provide a building that would change the style of the familiar mobile classroom.” Cost-effectiveness was top priority as was a tight delivery schedule. Keith Stone, NPS’s surveyor approached Wernick Buildings, who were able to convert his specific design requirements into a factory built reality. Keith commented that, “Ermington village is in a conservation area. So my design had to be sensitive to the surroundings. I chose modular construction because I have used it very successfully before. It’s fast, cost-effective and can be adapted to just about any educational design concept – it’s limited only by the designer’s imagination. The exterior of the building is partly finished in Siberian Larch; a sustainable wood that also compliments the school’s environment.”
After the new building’s ground works had been completed the four bays which comprise the building were delivered and craned-in in one day. Finishing work took eight weeks. The building’s stone and timber exterior and slate roof ticked all the boxes for planning requirements within a conservation area.
