Ysgol Rhys Prichard School

 
VENUE: This is a community primary school on the edge of an old market town in the heart of the upper Towy valley in Llandovery.  Established in 1910, it now caters for 240 pupils.


OBJECTIVE: To modernise the school catering facilities  by undertaking  a complete kitchen fit-out.  The successful contractor would have responsibilities extending beyond the supply and installation of all catering equipment and were required to incorporate the mechanical and electrical services, ventilation,  Altro wall cladding,  Altro safety flooring, ceilings,  lighting etc. within their contract.


SOLUTION: : RACS were appointed as main contractor and faced challenges very similar to the Llandybie Community Primary School project (also awarded to RACS).  Yet again, the project brief was to ensure that the extract canopy remained independent of the roof structure due to its in-ability to support its weight.  The RACS Design Team overcame this issue by the innovative and creative application of engineering experience, designing a floor mounted support frame (hidden within the Stainless Steel vertical services chambers) which passed through the canopy and supported it from above.