May 14 2015

East Dunbartonshire Council and Holmes Miller Architects have lodged plans for a replacement Lenzie Moss Primary School in north east Glasgow.

Located on land adjacent to the existing school the scheme is focused on a large central hall around which is arranged ancillary accommodation and twin teaching wings, articulated by a large over sailing canopy which shelters roof terraces and external classrooms.

In their design statement Holmes Miller noted: “The  building  forms  derives  largely  from  the  plan arrangement,  with  the  cloak  pods  and  terraces aligning as the main feature of the long elevations. The pods  create  a  ‘saw  toothed’  elevation,  which  offers opportunities  for  articulation  and  expression,  with animated,  vibrant  and  functional  external  teaching spaces occupying the enclosed space between each of the pods, creating a building of character.

“The two wings of the building can be easily read, and are expressed as individual components, linked with the central hall spaces.”

A single storey nursery element will reduce the mass of the building to the north.

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