hawkins\brown masterplans the city of london freemen’s school in surrey

hawkins\brown masterplans the city of london freemen’s school in surrey
photography by tim crocker

shortlisted for a RIBA south east award 2015, the initial stage of the masterplan of the city of london freemen’s school in surrey has been completed by the architects at hawkins\brown. the campus will include a new boarding house with a specialized music school containing practice rooms and a recital hall. situated on a historic grade II* listed grounds where the co-educational day and boarding school will include a brand new music school alongside state-of-the-art teaching and IT facilities. within the music building, the 200-seat performance hall incorporates two levels of seating where the walls are cladded in timber panels punctuated with small holes- improving acoustic properties. composed of primarily brick and timber, the educational campus is surrounded by grass fields, each building connected by a paved path meanwhile the 60-bed boarding house both have direct access to an external courtyard. 

oliver milton, partner at hawkins\brown, said: ‘the project delivers sophisticated, high quality facilities to enhance the school’s reputation as a leading educator in the region, as well as providing bright, enjoyable, and sustainable accommodation for its boarding pupils.’

the building mixes between the use of brick and timber
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the form sits well with the surrounding environment
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the music building
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the surrounding grass fields are close for sporting activities
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the classrooms use innovative learning tools 
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the 200-seat recital hall looking down onto the stage
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the use of timber panelling improves acoustic properties
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the buildings are connected via paved walkways
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image © tim crocker