NOTTING HILL PREP SCHOOL -
WESTWAY
Status: Completed
Location: Ladbroke Grove, London
Type: Educational
Project Architect: Paul Tierney RIBA & Stephen Hodgen
Graphic Design: Hanson Architects
Project Management: Northburn Associates
Structural Engineer: Trigram Partnership
Mechanical & Electrical: ME7
Acoustic Consultants: RBA Acoustics Ltd
Contractor: Basebuild Services Ltd
Client: Notting Hill Prep School
Area: 1,500 SqM
This unique project is the first school building ever to be built under a motorway, the technical challenges were considerable and involved forming an independent, acoustically separated structure below the concrete framed Westway, next to the Hammersmith and City tube line and behind a new facade provided by the landlord. The building contains Notting Hill Prep School’s dining hall, kitchen, music department, art department, administration and gym.
Photographs by Davide Saibene
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