ST Benedict's Roman Catholic Upper School

Project: St Benedict's RCU School, Bury St. Edmunds

Client: Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia

Architect: Hoopers 

Contractor: SEH French

Project Outline:

This project involves the construction of a standalone two storey teaching block. The Architectural features of the building are the masonry elevations, which are to be constructed from specialist metric brickwork, along with recessed brick slip panels and oversized window reveals. Some elevations also contain a high percentage of glazing. The principal structure takes the form of a steel frame with precast concrete floors. Attention to detail and the ability to work closely with the design team has been essential to ensure integration of the steel frame with the masonry cladding. An extensive ground investigation was commissioned on the site with window sampling, probing of chalk subsoils and percolation testing for soakaway design. Foundations consist of traditional trench fill concrete with pads at column locations.