Hornby High School

Working closely with our sibling office, the Ministry of Education and Hornby High’s senior leadership team, our team master-planned an entirely new school, with room to grow in the future. With a rapidly expanding roll thanks to its burgeoning population, Hornby High School was in desperate need of a complete knockdown and rebuild of its outdated facilities. Together the teams worked to design three learning bases, each joined by a ‘learning street’, including both fixed-use areas and areas which allow teachers to choose from a range of different-sized spaces. In addition to functioning well for learners, the buildings are far more efficient and liveable than the dated structures they replaced. With insulated roofing panels, an innovative underfloor heating system and double glazing, the school is now a warmer, drier, and quieter place to be. People  Dennis Chippindale   Nikki Thebault   Ian Maclean