Presenting your scheme

Consider how you could present your scheme to the schools design panel in the most effective way. Our example presentation boards can help you consider.

The schools design panel requires proposals to be presented on eight A1 sheets, so we commissioned four architects to develop example drawings to illustrate different graphic approaches to communicating school designs.

What should the drawings contain?

Each set of drawings explains the scheme and how it conforms to the 10 assessment criteria. These graphic approaches are not meant to be a fixed template or graphic style of course, but to demonstrate the scope and kind of information required.

The panel looks for straightforward and succinct graphic presentations which deliver a comprehensive picture of the school design. The 10 assessment criteria are a framework for assessment, not a method of structuring your presentations.

Example presentations

These example presentations represent the level of material submitted at the final bid submission of the schools design panel process. Models are not specifically required but can be a useful tool for supporting drawings and presenting the scheme three-dimensionally, to illustrate context, site character, proposed massing and building arrangement, and school grounds. Clear sketch models are welcome.

 

Presentation 1

New build/refurbishment in urban conservation area

This proposal aims to provide 21st-century teaching and learning spaces through an educational model that organises the school into departments. It is a mix of refurbishment and new build, for an existing 1930s school in an urban conservation area.

Existing accommodation will be rationalised to create a welcoming entrance, improve the location of departments such as science, enable accessibility and circulation in and around the school, and provide inspiring social spaces.

 

Presentation 2

New build in rural conservation site

This new-build school in a rural setting had its own set of challenges. Its location in a strategic view on an important nature conservation site had a fundamental impact on the design.

The site itself is an existing primary care trust campus due for demolition.

The mainstream school and autistic spectrum disorder unit are co-located on the site, allowing independent and shared uses of internal and external spaces.

 

Presentation 3

New build/refurbishment in constrained urban site

This scheme proposes a mix of refurbishment and new-build accommodation on an urban site near a railway. Because of site constraints, sports provision will be delivered off-site. The school aims to provide for students with severe learning difficulties and provide purpose-built accommodation.

The proposal reinforces the school’s specialisms, provides base areas for years 7 and 8 and improves existing sports facilities. The location of the building was important to minimising disruption and maintaining educational standards during construction.

 

Presentation 4

New build in rural village

This school is located in a rural village. The new-build school will replace existing poor-quality building stock on the same site. Phasing and location of the new build are therefore central to enabling occupation of the site during construction.

The education vision aspires to a learning environment that raises expectations of all learners, including within the wider local community, and can adapt to changing approaches to teaching and the curriculum as well as ICT. Key objectives were to create a welcoming, stimulating and sustainable environment with a strong school identity, and support a school specialism of technology.

 

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