MAYPLACE PRIMARY SCHOOL
This £3m project involves an extension to the reception and entrance block as well as the construction of a double-storey steel frame classroom block.
The classroom block has been designed as a steel frame structure with a combination of horizontal and vertical bracing. The horizontal bracing in the roof and diaphragm action in the floor plate (pre-cast concrete planks) transfers lateral wind pressures back to the braced bays.
The single –storey entrance block is built with a combination of sway steel frames in the short direction and confined masonry in the long direction.
The single-storey reception block is constructed in traditional materials, with load-bearing masonry walls supporting a timber roof. Wind posts have been provided to buttress the external walls where required.
