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Project Overview 

Drumbeat School and ASD Service is a 4-19 special needs school for autism in the London Borough of Lewisham situated on two sites. The Brockley site accommodates the 6th form school and is specifically organized to encourage structured learning in association with independent living, giving the pupils the best possible start for their onward journey into the community from which they come.

 

 

 

Keegans were appointed to provide a multi-disciplinary design and project management team. The new two storey extension provides a variety of group learning spaces and classrooms within a standalone building. These have been designed to be both attractive and accessible to promote each individual’s sense of belonging and self-worth.

 

Facilities that comprise the new building include:

  • A new reception/waiting area for visitors, staff and students.
  • A horticultural space with a poly-tunnel and raised beds so students can grow vegetables.
  • A mock flat so students can learn how to live independently.
  • Three classrooms including a social common room with a sensory integration zone.
  • Staff offices.

 

Located within the existing school grounds, the new building has been designed as a contemporary, timber clad structure using modular / off site construction with high levels of prefabrication. These will reduce the extension’s construction time on site and minimise disruption to the school users.

 

A new canopy has been designed to link the new and existing school buildings. This creates a ribbon of seating, speakers and lighting which unifies the school facilities and provides a guide from one to the other.

 

 

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