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The Activity Centre, St George’s College, Weybridge

Processional staircase is key to a building that makes the most of natural topography to blend into the green belt

The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone
The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone Credit: Daniel Hundven-Clements

Scott Brownrigg for St George’s Weybridge
Contract value: undisclosed 
GIA: 4,015m2

This three-storey school activity centre uses the natural topography (an 8m level change) to blend with the landscape of the green belt. The form also links the previously under-used higher-level athletics track to the school. Key to achieving this was a processional staircase at the heart of the building. It provides a visual connection between all the spaces and is a fundamental driver for the building’s design. A glulam roof structure and CLT deck span the activity spaces and push the limits of structural timber to create a wave-like form.

 

  • The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone
    The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone Credit: Daniel Hundven-Clements
  • The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone
    The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone Credit: Daniel Hundven-Clements
  • The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone
    The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone Credit: Daniel Hundven-Clements
  • The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone
    The Activity Centre, St Georges College, Weybridge, Addlestone Credit: Daniel Hundven-Clements
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