Use of the building Trinity point is split into East and West Wing with the proposed development for Halesowen College taking place within the East wing. The layout seeks to provide required classroom space and support admin/staff facilities for the college in the existing footprint of the building. An open café/hub space will be located at Level 1 providing easier access to servicing. Support offices and management of the site will also be located at Level 1 allowing central access for student requirements.
Internally at Levels 2-6, the layout has been designed with the college’s requirements for student numbers and space. A mixture of IT rooms and Media rooms are complemented by offices and altered WC facilities for education purposes. Larger IT rooms that will have a number of heat producing electronic equipment within them have been located where feasible to the north side of the building to reduce overheating and solar gain into the building.

Careful consideration has been taken to ensure that the works will have a minimal impact that of the mass of the surrounding properties taking information from ‘The Halesowen action plan’ that highlights how consideration must be given the impact on the setting of the local church and other historical buildings.

Throughout the refurbishment of the building, measures will be considered where appropriate to provide sustainable methods of energy use. Low energy usage LED lighting will be specified to reduce costs and power output throughout the medical centre and rainwater harvesting techniques will explored to provide greywater that could be re-used within the premises.