Newmains & St Brigid’s Primary Schools
Site Location: Stewart Cres, Newmains, Wishaw ML2 9DJ
Type: New Build Status: Completed
Total Project Value: £18m
Contractor: BAM Construction
Full Build Team:
- Client: Hub South West / North Lanarkshire Council
- QS: Doig & Smith
- Project Manager: Doig & Smith
- Architect: BDP
- Structural Engineer: Blyth & Blyth
- M&E Engineer: TuvSud
- Principal Designer: BDP
Social Value
£4.1m (21.75%) of social and local economic value (SLEV) has been delivered across the Newmains & St Brigid’s project.
- Gold Award for Education Building at Scottish Design Awards 2023
- Gold Award for Architecture Grand Prix at Scottish Design Awards 2023
- Scottish Education Building Awards: Inspiring Learning Space and Pupil / Student Experience Awards
Build Information
- Build timeline: April 2021 – Feb 2023. Total Floor Area: 4,787m2
- A design driven by low energy in use and carbon reduction
- A building which delivers benchmark functionality within the SFT area metric
- A future proofed design, providing a platform for switching to an all-electric energy source from a decarbonised grid
- An integrated facility that caters for early years, all primary age groups and, wider public use out of hours
“We are delighted to have led the team to deliver a new, vibrant, and exceptional educational learning place for the community. The outcome is outstanding, and the awards recognition is fully merited.”
Jim Ward | Regional Director
BAM Construction Scotland Region
The campus building for the new Newmains and St Brigid’s Primary Schools for North Lanarkshire Council is principally single storey timber kit design with a scale which caters for small children. It features a double height shared space within the heart of the building, where the two schools come together.
This central space benefits from natural light by means of a glazed lantern which provides an exceptional environment for several shared activity spaces. The school building has a total GIFA of 4,787m2.
The building foundations and substructure is formed on a concrete raft slab on strip foundations with mass fill to bearing strata in some areas. The structural frame is made up of a hybrid of structural steel frame and a structural timber panel kit. The building is clad with brickwork at ground floor level with a rainscreen cladding above, with mineral wool insulation in the cavity.
The project consisted of the construction of new facilities including; new teaching wings for Newmains Primary School and St Brigid’s Primary School; an Early Learning centre and associated break-out space; games hall, dining hall, changing facilities and administrative spaces. Externally there is a new 3G 9-a-side football pitch and extensive hard and soft playground areas, as well as associated civils works, car parking and road access.
