The Education Collection

PASSIVHAUS SCHOOLS

UNIVERSITY ACCOMODATION

EDUCATIONAL EXTENTIONS

THE EDUCATION COLLECTION

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Swan School Best Use of Timber Clad System alongside Gailiford Try and Middlesex Facades - Facade Award Winner

In 2023 Vincent Timber were thrilled to have won Best Use of Timber Clad System for the Swan School. The judges commented on the design, 'The intent is to harmonise with the natural surroundings. This is where the larch comes into play. There is a mixture of tongue and groove, timber fins, hit and miss, and a swan logo. All of these features are formed from larch. The particular details behind the cladding are intricate and thoughtful.'

The school in Oxfordshire chose our timber to keep inline with its environmentally friendly design - the sports hall is served via a heat pump, coupled with passive ventilation wind catchers, creating a low energy facility finished in beautiful, responsibly sourced Larch timber cladding.

Architects Rotherham Construction Partnership specified Vincent Timber’s Western Red Cedar shingles to represent fish scales on an unusual site in Rotherham.

From afar, there appears to be five rather colourful, capsized boats on the premises, but these are the links that amalgamated Wickersley Northfield Infant and Junior Schools.

WICKERSLEY NORTHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL

Shingle Extention

SUPPORTING EDUCATION THROUGH THOUGHTFUL TIMBER DESIGN AT ORSETT HEATH SCHOOL

ORSETT HEATH Vincent’s thermally modified Ayous timber cladding played an important role in shaping a modern, welcoming environment for both students and staff.

Specified for both durability and aesthetics, the fire-treated timber provides a natural finish while meeting the performance demands of a busy secondary school.

Delivered as part of a new 1,200 pupil school, this project demonstrates how timber can beautifully enhance large-scale developments, combining safety, longevity and visual impact.

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

COMMUNAL STUDENT SOCIAL HUB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS Built on campus to give resident students a dedicated communal space for socialising, studying, and fitness.

Clad in Vincent Timber’s Thermowood with its natural and welcoming characteristics.

Oxford College Accomodation Clad in Western Red Cedar and Obeche by Vincent Timber

30 STUDENT FLATS AT COLLEGE'S FREWIN ANNEXE

BRASENOSE

Passivhaus Hackbridge Primary

Set between a conservation wetlands area of Metropolitan Open Land and the pioneering BedZED eco-village in Sutton, London, Hackbridge Primary School provides a natural haven for its students.

The all-timber building is an incredible example of sustainability in construction. The project is the first truly zero-carbon school in the UK, with the Passivhaus Plus design supporting the achievement.

The choice for a majority timber- based pallet throughout the build was informed by life cycle carbon studies. The project favoured renewable, non-toxic components with low embodied carbon.

Sweet chestnut battens clad the school’s exterior, echoing the form of a nature retreat. In conjunction with our fabulous partners BCL, the timber is 21st century precision cut CNC, manufactured from a 3D model to ensure perfect alignment and spacing on the building.

CLAD IN SWEET CHESTNUT TIMBER BATTENS BY VINCENT TIMBER

Oakley Grove An all-through school in Leamington Spa for students, from 4 to 18 years old.

Nursery, primary, secondary & sixth form facility

Procured through Scape, the state-of-the-art school comprises a 34-place nursery, 420-place primary and 900-place secondary school.

Due to plentiful local development in the area the all through school helps to meet the needs of new housing and local families.

The school's design takes a fabric-first approach to reduce energy consumption and limit operational carbon emissions. This is precisely why Vincent Timber’s Homegrown Larch was the cladding material of choice.

All Vincent’s timber is responsibly sourced and timber cladding sequesters carbon from the atmosphere but choosing homegrown options reduces carbon footprint further thanks to its reduced milage getting to site.

Northampton School for Boys Transforming learning environments at Northampton School for Boys.

This inspiring development showcases the creation of a brand-new 1,200-place secondary school with sixth form provision, designed to support future generations.

Ongoing calls for additional school places drove the decision to increase investment in new, replacement and upgraded educational facilities. The pressing need is also leading to significant changes in the type of construction technique specified, with the government pushing for platform-based construction solutions such as this one.

Located in Northampton and brought to life using our beautiful Fire Treated Homegrown Cedar timber cladding, part of our Heritage Collection®. This project combines aesthetic excellence with long-lasting performance.

Sustainability is also a huge focus on new educational builds. Timber is already an eco-friendly building material but choosing homegrown timbers significantly reduces the environmental impact of imporation, too.

TRING PARK SCHOOL

Situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the Hertfordshire countryside, Vincent Timber’s eyecatching louvres help to make this unique build as beautiful as its surroundings.

There is no end to creative design that can be achieved with our eye-catching and versatile timber cladding. Even with a specific brief to align with the history and aesthetic of existing buildings, we worked with the customer to create their vision.

Tring Park has added another wing to its historic school which it named, Elizabeth House. The build features a theatre set design space, three large performance spaces and two classrooms on the lower floor while 72 bedrooms occupy the upper three floors.

Tring Park School for Performing Arts Location: Hertfordshire Product: Louvres Species: Homegrown Cedar

THE EDUCATION COLLECTION

BY VINCENT TIMBER We have extensive experience with educational builds from the most durable timber for high traffic areas to the need to fire treat and even creating a little fun with the finished look.

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