Better Buildings

CASE STUDY 6 Wilkinson Primary School

Wolverhampton

Architype describes Wilkinson School as its second-generation Passivhaus school. The design builds on the lessons of previous projects, with the same client and construction team. Post-occupancy monitoring is showing that better comfort levels and even lower running costs have been achieved. Wilkinson won the Passivhaus Trust’s Best Large Project Award for 2015.

Overview

Wilkinson is a two-form-entry primary school for 430 pupils with a 30-place nursery and flexible space for community use out of hours. The new building replaced an existing school that had been badly damaged in an arson attack. ...