While I was working with Austin-Smith: Lord, I was given the chance to find out about a new project coming up, involving a school called Eastern High School. At present, there exists two schools, Lanruhmney and Rhumney, which have been proposed to be knocked down, and made into one singular school- Eastern High School. The project value overall is £22 million, with construction valueing at £18 million. The actual site in which it is built on has caused quite a debate, with many of the residents complaining that the building should not be built due to the site being a public site, and it has taken 2 years for permission. The project had 80 responses, of which 7 were shortlisted, although Austin-Smith:Lord is the only company in Wales and so it has been made much easier for them to see the site. The project goal is to provide the best quality of education for pupils through the creation of a consistent, sustamable, pattern of "fit for purpose" schools which will provide opportunities for all learners to achieve high standards and contribute to community development, social inclusion and economic prosperity across the city. Austin-Smith:Lord are keen to comply with the clients wants, and so have created a report on exactly how they plan to meet all requirements, including suggestions of what they will plan to do given the chance. The building will be split up into four sections- three houses, and one core provision hub, which will be subject specific, i.e art, drama, music etc. The different subjects have specified class sizes, such as Science, in which the recommendation for a class size of 30 pupils is 90 metres squared, and for I.T the recommendation comes slightly shorter at 77 metres squared. Travel mode surveys have been done, regarding the transport of the children, and it is made apparent that Austin-Smith:Lord have thought of many options and room sizes to ensure a promising result.
At present, the site is only a field:
