Hasmonean School is a centre of educational excellence, serving the Orthodox Jewish Community in North West London.
cube_design was approached and asked to consider the possibility of combining the Hasmonean Boys’ and Girls’ Schools on to one campus, while observing the stringent religious practices of the faith school. A number of options were created, to assess the placement of the new school accommodation, while ensuring that the existing girls’ school remains operational during the construction of the new building on the Page Street site.
Each of the new schools will be 4FE, with a 350 place sixth form facility, bringing the total number of students to 1350.
The site is located in the greenbelt, part of which is also designated as Metropolitan Open Land. The team worked closely with the GLA and the Mayor of London to develop a scheme that provides a high-quality educational building, whilst respecting its surroundings, the mature trees on the site and preserving public access as much as possible. The development also provides a full-size all weather pitch, tennis courts and MUGA, which are available for public use.
| Location | London Borough of Barnet |
| Client | JSSM / Hasmonean School |
| Project value | £40 million |
| RIBA Work Stages | 0 - 3 |
| Project status | In planning |
| cube_design team | Jane Lock-Smith, Wayne Dooley, Thorunn Sigurbjornsdottir |
| Project team | cube_design (Architect) | Mann Williams (Structural Engineer) | PBA (Building Services & Highways) | Illman Young (Landscape Architect) | Gleeds (Cost Consultant) | Clive Onions (Drainage and Civils) | Middlemarch Environmental (Ecology) | Barrell Tree Care (Aboriculture) |
| Tagged | Plan |
Jane Lock-Smith Bsc(Hons) BArchDist RIBA FFB MCIARB
Managing Director
Jane Lock-Smith can boast an extremely broad range of experience. Since establishing the practice in 2002, Jane has been instrumental to the successful delivery of numerous projects. A significant number of which have won architectural awards; a reflection of Jane and cube_design’s continued commitment to professionalism, excellent design & a passion for creating stimulating environments for learning.
Jane believes that meaningful client involvement is fundamental to the success of projects. Her dedication to producing excellent architecture is recognised by her role within the BSF programme, as a member of the CABE Design Review Panel, and as a RIBA Client Design Advisor.
Wayne Dooley BA(Hons)
Senior Graphic Visualiser
Wayne joined cube_design in June 2013, having graduated from Birmingham City University in 2010. He is a skilled architectural visualiser; proficient in a range of 3D software including Cinema 4D, 3D Studio Max, Sketchup Pro and Twinmotion. Wayne is formally qualified in technical illustration and graphic design.
Wayne specialises in the production of cube_design’s 3D visualisations from the initial concept massing studies and stylised visuals to full photo-realistic montages for all of the practice’s projects.
Wayne has recently developed his visualisation skills using the latest Real-Time rendering technology and honed his skills in Lightroom for enhanced photographic content.
Thorunn Sigurbjornsdottir BA(Hons)
Architectural Assistant
Thorunn joins us after recently finishing her RIBA Part 1 qualification at the Arts University Bournemouth. During the past three years Thorunn has worked on variety of projects, all different in scale. As part of her final year, Thorunn’s studies focussed on restoration and preservation within architecture, with the intent of extending, reusing and repairing what already exists.
Before starting her studies, Thorunn lived in Iceland; there she finished a college degree in preparatory studies in design and innovation. The degree allowed her to chase her dream and study architecture.
