Design Engine completed a \u00a36 million science and mathematics centre<\/a> for the school, sited towards the north-eastern edge of the campus\u2019s existing ensemble of Neo-Gothic buildings, designed by Philip Charles Hardwick in the late 19th\u00a0century.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/JimStephenson-39-scaled.webp.webp\")
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Architect\u2019s view<\/p>\n
The design supports a wide range of learning styles and activities, from collaborative studio work and specialist workshops to informal seminars and student exhibitions. The shared fabrication lab exemplifies this flexibility, bringing together traditional craftsmanship and digital innovation in a space where departments naturally overlap and ideas cross-pollinate.<\/p>\n
Circulation spaces have been reimagined as additional gallery areas, giving students greater opportunity to showcase their creative output. At the heart of the centre is a versatile courtyard designed for reflection, social interaction, outdoor learning and seasonal events. It reinforces the project\u2019s mission to serve both the individual and the community while maintaining the established campus courtyard typology.<\/p>\n
By creating spaces that encourage collaboration, creativity and flexibility, the building helps realise Charterhouse\u2019s ambition for a high-quality, cross-departmental, and future-focused campus. The design successfully balances the need to respect heritage with the imperative to provide innovative, sustainable spaces that will serve the school community for generations to come.
Dominic Gaunt, director, Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt<\/p>\n
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Client\u2019s view<\/p>\n
It truly is a fantastic space with a new extension to our existing art studio, housing state-of-the-art design and sculpture suites. At the junction of the new extension and the existing studio is a fabulous new entrance foyer, a new ground-floor gallery with atrium link to the first-floor studio, and a glazed link corridor connecting the new facility to our technology centre.<\/p>\n
Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt designed the project and coordinated the design team through the difficult Covid period. Once on site, they acted as contract administrator and worked well with the main contractor throughout, going above and beyond to ensure the smooth flow of information, attention to budget and quality. They have delivered an exceptional building for our pupils and staff.
Philip Grainge, director of finance and operations, Charterhouse School<\/p>\n
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Project data<\/p>\n
Location Godalming, Surrey
Start on site July 2022
Completion date September 2024
Gross internal floor area 598m2 (extension), 2,500m2\u00a0(t0tal)
Form of contract \u00a0JCT SBQ 2016 Traditional Contract
Construction cost Undisclosed
Architect Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt
Client Charterhouse School
Structural engineer Elliott Wood
M&E consultant Introba
Quantity surveyor\u00a0Equals Consulting
Acoustic consultant Spectrum
Project manager Equals Consulting
Principal designer Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt
CDM co-ordinator Fulkers Bailey Russell
Approved building inspector SOCOTEC
Main contractor Feltham Construction
CAD software used Revit<\/p>\n
Environmental performance data<\/p>\n
Percentage of floor area with daylight factor >2% 100%
Percentage of floor area with daylight factor >5% Not calculated
On-site energy generation 95%
Annual mains water consumption Not calculated
Airtightness at 50Pa 7.75 m3\/h.m2
Heating and hot water load 15.95 kWh\/m2\/yr
Operational energy Not calculated
Total energy load 29.66 kWh\/m2\/yr
Overall area-weighted U-value 0.37 W\/m2K
Predicted design life 60+ years
Embodied carbon Not calculated
Whole-life carbon Not calculated
Annual CO2\u00a0emissions 2.67 kgCO2eq\/m2
Energy Performance Certificate rating A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new Creative Arts Centre for Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey, is part of the school\u2019s ongoing campus…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63249,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-63248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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