Stowe School, West 5 Boarding House

The construction of a new £2.8 million boarding house for long-term client, Stowe School.

Created on a National Trust site, this scheme provided 24 student residences – each with en-suite facilities. The scheme was constructed over two separate three storey buildings, linked by a glazed bridge between the buildings at the first floor.

In addition, the new buildings provide living facilities, common rooms, a terrace and garden, as well as apartments for the housemasters.

Both buildings were constructed using steel frames on a piled solution with a Metsec walling and external brick façades. VELFAC windows and a flat roof complete the buildings envelopes.