Marylebone School

Basement gymnasium and arts building in London

Operating for many years from three out-dated buildings, this secondary school for girls required extra space for sports, music and performing arts education.

The design solution was to create an underground gymnasium beneath the existing playground and to replace an existing 2-storey building with a 5-storey art and music building with dance studios below ground. This was a challenging task given the restricted site access, adjacent listed buildings, presence of archaeological remains and Conservation Area status. A low energy design was adopted and robust, self-finished materials were used throughout.

This project, on which Robert Bourke worked as Project Architect for Gumuchdjian Architects, has received several major design awards.

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