Ground breaking ceremony staged for Gargieston Primary
June 27 2011
Dawn Construction have enacted a ground breaking ceremony on site of their latest school – Gargieston Primary School and Nursery, Ayrshire.Due to complete in summer 2012 the East Ayrshire Council designed facility will accommodate a series of single storey teaching pavilions surrounding a series of secure courtyard spaces for play, gardening and dining.
A simple materials palette of red multi coloured facing brick and dark concrete tiles are employed for the exteriors of the structure to ensure durability and ease of maintenance.
Councilor Douglas Reid said: “We will see here a well planned and sustainable modern school, with facilities and space that address all of the issues that were of concern to the Gargieston school community in the previous building.
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