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Ysgol Ifor Bach – Replacement School
Client: Abertridwr, Caerphilly
Project Overview
This Welsh Medium Primary School replaced the previous outdated facility in Abetridwr, South Wales, and set the benchmark for all future schools of its type within the borough as a whole.
The school’s design follows the best practice set out in the DfES exemplar models, and uses environmentally friendly technologies to achieve a BREEAM rating of excellent.
The multi discipline team that worked with CPC comprised a local Quantity Surveyor, Lee Wakemans, along with Architects van Heyningen & Haward, M&E Engineers Max Fordham and Structural Engineers Price & Myers, with all of whom CPC has worked successfully in the past.
CPC’s Role
Let under the GC/PC works form of contract, CPC was appointed by Caerphilly County Borough Council to project manage, CDM coordinate and contract administrate the design and development of the new school, working closely with the service users and other enfranchised parties to deliver a building which acts as a focal point for the local community.
Client Benefits
The Council, having had prior poor experience when letting schools under PFI contracts, were looking for a bespoke solution to meet both their and the local communities needs.
The Council appointed the team as a result of their strong track record of working together and because the members are widely regarded as being at the forefront of the latest thinking on educational design issues, having been heavily involved in the recently launched DfES Exemplar school models.
