Hazelmere Infant School

Delivering the project within an operational infant school required careful safeguarding, logistics planning and communication. Offsite manufacture significantly reduced on-site activity, while tightly managed delivery and installation windows ensured pupil and staff safety was maintained throughout construction.

The building needed to support a wide range of additional learning needs while remaining adaptable for future use. Achieving this within a compact footprint required careful spatial planning and early engagement with the client team to resolve layout, circulation and supervision requirements

Meeting stringent energy performance targets required a fabric-first design approach combined with all-electric building services. Early coordination of insulation, airtightness and building services ensured compliance with net zero operational requirements.

Integrating new mechanical and electrical systems with existing site infrastructure required detailed surveys and early coordination. This ensured connections were completed safely and efficiently without disrupting wider school operations.

The project was required to meet a fixed completion date driven by school operational needs. Parallel design, procurement and manufacture were essential to maintaining programme certainty and mitigating risk.

The building was required to comply fully with DfE specifications, Essex County Council technical annexes and Building Regulations. Factory-controlled manufacture enabled consistent quality assurance and reduced compliance risk prior to arrival on site.