Longlight 5-30°
A mono-pitched solution ideal for flat roofs.
Education
Glenbrook Primary School
Using modular skylights to deliver high levels of daylight at Glenbrook Primary School
London,
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Location
New build
Project type
Stride Treglown Limited
Architect
Bowmer + Kirkland Ltd.
(main contractor)
Glazing Systems & Installations
(installing contractors)
(main contractor)
Glazing Systems & Installations
(installing contractors)
Further participants
2019
Project year
Primary school features stimulating learning spaces thanks to increased levels of daylight provided by Modular Skylights
A primary school in south-west London features stimulating learning spaces thanks to high levels of daylight provided by 45 Modular Skylights. The redevelopment of Glenbrook Primary School, in Clapham Gardens, was carried out under the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP).
Both Ridgelight and Longlight solutions were specified for different areas of the school, to help meet the climate-based daylight modelling targets set by the Generic Design Brief that is part of the PSBP process. The PSBP is a government scheme that rebuilds or refurbishes schools in poor condition.
Meeting budget and timescale, whilst also achieving the building performance targets, is critical to the success of a project like Glenbrook Primary School. The prefabricated nature of Modular Skylights meant design work for Glenbrook could proceed in the knowledge that the standardised modules could easily be incorporated into the proposals.
Products used in project
6 × Longlight
1 × Ridgelight 5° with Beam
Quantity of modules: 45
Special Glazing: Opal glazing
Ridgelight at 5° with beams
A dual-pitched rooflight installed at a 5° angle with supporting beams.
"Modular skylights are a key component for achieving daylight modelling targets and thermal comfort. VELUX Commercial’s solutions help deliver project certainty in the early phases. [...] VELUX Commercial’s customer service is always focused on assisting with the delivery of the project programme."
Chris Allen, Design ManagerBowmer + Kirkland Ltd.
Construction schedule helped by easy-to-install products
Meeting a tight building programme at the same time as achieving a high standard of construction quality is a difficult balancing act. Modular Skylights are designed to work as a single system from the moment they are produced. That gives contractors confidence that on site the modules fit together perfectly to create a seamless and watertight glass roof.
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