The existing school is bounded by Ben Nevis Rd to the South, Hawkhead Rd to the North, Hurlet Rd to the West and open field to the east of the site.
The new St Andrew’s Academy site is adjacent to the existing school and is being built partially on a green field site.
Work comprises the construction of a new secondary school to provide four wings of accommodation, two three storey blocks and two two storey blocks, with a centralised area offering social and administration space.
The two three-storey structures will be formed using a steel frame, supported by a series of reinforced concrete pad and strip footings. The ground floor slab comprises suspended pre-cast concrete units and ground bearing cast in-situ concrete. The building elevations will comprise traditional cavity wall construction.
The main building frame will be constructed using conventional steel column and beam sections. The upper floors will be formed using composite steel and concrete floors with downstand beam sections connected to the slab via through deck welded shear studs.
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More Info on St Andrews Academy:
Architect: JMA
Engineer: URS
M & E: Rybka
FM: Amey
Value: £15m
Duration: Jan '05 – Mar ’07 (108 weeks)
The structure is stabilised in both directions using vertical cross bracing to transmit lateral loads to foundation level.
The upper floors are formed using profiled metal deck flooring and cast in-situ concrete of thickness to suit the design.
Finishes will include aluminium framed double glazed windows, solid core laminate internal doors, internal walls of 140mm fair faced concrete block, ·modular suspended ceiling system with lay-in tiles and plasterboard suspended ceiling system, with carpets, vinyl and ceramic floor tiles.
The mono pitched roof structure comprises cold-formed purlins, positioned at appropriate centres, supported on sloping steel rafters. The roof structure has plan bracing to allow wind loads to be transmitted along the roof and down through the vertical cross bracing.
Mono pitch standing seam aluminium built up roof system comprising liner tray on purlins, vapour barrier, insulation and top sheet.
External works will complete the project, and include new parking areas along with three new sports pitches, two grass and one synthetic with floodlights, which will be constructed mainly in the area currently occupied by the existing school.
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