City Academy, Hackney
City Academy Hackney is a school for 1100 pupils aged 11 to 18.
Students learn in optimum natural light and comfortable, well ventilated, quiet spaces. It’s a good environment to learn in. A ground source heat pump underneath the sports field supplies 75% of the energy needed for heating and 130 photovoltaic panels on the roof deliver enough electricity to light 50 classrooms. All insulation material used in the provision of building services is zero ozone depletion potential. The school community was involved from the outset of the project.
Acoustic louvres backed by opening windows provide the second layer of acoustic separation in the double facade system.
The double façade deflects sound, acting as a first layer of acoustic separation from the school’s noisy urban location.
The main atrium. The high level opening windows allow warm air to escape from the top of the building.
The continuous luminaire system suspended from the concrete slab, exposes thermal mass, but not wiring.
Daylight dimming light fittings only provide as much light as is required.
Photovoltaic array on the roof of the assembly hall.
The south façade of the building faces a busy main road and features a loose fit double façade to filter noise while allowing natural ventilation of the classrooms.
Generous light wells in the circulation allow daylight into the heart of the building and make light available to the rear of the classrooms.
City Academy, Hackney is one project in our continuing story of nearly 50 years of delivering education buildings.
For more images of City Academy, Hackney visit Max Fordham on Flickr.