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Glenpark Early Learning Centre

A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland

Day care facility with play areas, colorful furniture, and large windows.
Greenock, Scotland,
United Kingdom
Location
New build
Project type
Holmes Miller Architects
Architect
CCG M&E
(main contractor)
Baker Hicks
(contractor)
Skylight International Ltd
(installer)
Further participants
2016
Project year
Day care facility with sloped ceiling and VELUX roof windows, children playing.
Day care facility with VELUX roof window, child-friendly furniture and play areas.
Modern building with solar panels and roof windows, scenic location.

Children attending Glenpark will benefit from plenty of natural light thanks to VELUX modular skylights with built-in blinds

Glenpark provides 100 places for 3-4 year olds and eligible two-year olds around the Greenock area, west of Glasgow.

A commitment by the Scottish Government to increase free early learning and childcare hours available in Scotland from 600 to 1,140 per year by 2020 proved to be the catalyst for creating this inspiring development.

Holmes Miller Architects had to ensure that both children and staff could access the benefits of natural light and ventilation, whilst identifying an easy mechanism to control glare and provide shade.

Following careful evaluation, Holmes Miller Architects specified VELUX modular skylights because of two unique features of the system:

  1. In-built blinds - provide efficient, reliable shade that is easy to control using the VELUX INTEGRA® system
  2. Tight in plane solution of the VELUX Northlight – fitting closer to the roof means less outward protrusion, creating a slimmer aesthetic
Products used in project

4 × Northlight

Quantity of modules: 29

VELUX flat roof window with exterior awning blind for heat protection.
Northlight 25-90°

A rooflight series for sloped, shed or saw tooth roofs.

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VELUX flat roof window with exterior awning blind for heat protection.
Northlight 25-90°

A rooflight series for sloped, shed or saw tooth roofs.

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"The in-built blinds of the VELUX Modular Skylights and tight in plane profile provided us with a unique solution for Glenpark. We have not seen factory-fitted blinds on any other skylight system."
Mark Ellson, DirectorHomes Miller Architects
"We like the fact that VELUX Modular Skylights are the only system prefabricated offsite, which means a quicker, easier and safer installation."
Robert Appleby, InstallerSkylight International
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