Head boy Lewis Bourne and Head Girl Florence Symes helped Futures’ principal Mrs Alder celebrate the ‘topping out’ for Future’s new Upper College. Due to open in September 2010, work on the stunning £ multi-million teaching centre at Futures’ took a big step forward on October 2nd when staff and local dignitaries gathered for the official ‘topping out’ ceremony.
Mr Clark, Chair of Governors at the College, slotted a final window panel into place at the striking new Upper College centre as part of the symbolic ceremony. More than 50 people have been employed at times on the project, which will provide a 7,000 sqm Upper College for students aged 14 to 19.
The two-storey centre has a beautifully designed curved end section and boasts an eye-catching multi-coloured glass panel exterior wall, made of special cladding and rain screens.
Two miles of underground piping have been installed as part of an eco-friendly heating system that draws heat from the ground and then pumps it round the building. The system is among several in place to make the centre as green and energy efficient as possible.
The new upper college building is equipped with the very latest specialist vocational training facilities. There is a fully operational hair and beauty salon which will be open to the public, a fashion and design area, a modern construction craft workshop covering the key trades of painting & decorating, carpentry, plumbing and bricklaying and an engineering design centre. Constructor, Rok has taken on a number of apprentices from the college to learn first hand about life on a building site."
Mr Clark, Chair of Governors at the College, slotted a final window panel into place at the striking new Upper College centre as part of the symbolic ceremony. More than 50 people have been employed at times on the project, which will provide a 7,000 sqm Upper College for students aged 14 to 19.
The two-storey centre has a beautifully designed curved end section and boasts an eye-catching multi-coloured glass panel exterior wall, made of special cladding and rain screens.
Two miles of underground piping have been installed as part of an eco-friendly heating system that draws heat from the ground and then pumps it round the building. The system is among several in place to make the centre as green and energy efficient as possible.
The new upper college building is equipped with the very latest specialist vocational training facilities. There is a fully operational hair and beauty salon which will be open to the public, a fashion and design area, a modern construction craft workshop covering the key trades of painting & decorating, carpentry, plumbing and bricklaying and an engineering design centre. Constructor, Rok has taken on a number of apprentices from the college to learn first hand about life on a building site."
