Speller Metcalfe secures phase two of Warwick schools campus

Warwick Independent Schools Foundation has handed Speller Metcalfe an £11m construction contract for the second phase of its Project One Campus scheme.Speller Metcalfe is currently working on the £18.2m first phase of the project, which includes the construction of a sixth form centre and the relocation of King’s High for Girls from the town centre to join the foundation’s other schools at the existing Myton Road campus.Work on the first phase has been held up by archaeological finds but the client has been pleased with how Speller Metcalfe has managed the delays.The masterplan for the new campus has been developed by Nicholas Hare Architects. The second phase of the project is a further £11.1m contract to build a music school and an extension to the sports centre. The two-storey sports and technology centre has been designed to wrap around the existing Bridge Sports Centre, and alongside games pitches. The new building will also provide studio and workshop space for design & technology, food technology and art.The music building will have a performance hall with space for a 60-piece orchestra, seating for an audience of 140 and a wing of specialist teaching spaces.