Two Into One Does Go!
This is a record of the building of the new computer rooms in Summer 2008, and of the conversion of the old one into boxfile storage and locker space.
THANKS - AUGUST 22
While AGP has been having a pleasant few days away, Mr Brown, Mr Walker and his workmen have been slaving away completing the rooms. They are now almost done, as shown by the two pictures below.
The brown cardboard on the floor has still to be carpeted, and the central doors installed
 The 'informal' room'' with the interactive whiteboard in the background
NEARLY READY FOR THE COMPUTERS - AUGUST 14
The room has been painted, the table surfaces cut, and the whiteboard and projector screen mounted. A company also came in to do the network cabling, so that is also ready, as are the electrics. Just waiting now for the tables to be stained and polished (in progress), and for special wide doors to divide the space between the formal and informal rooms; these doors will be closed during lessons and open at other times. The two pictures below show the formal room, and then a view looking from the informal room to the formal one.
BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE - JULY 18
On Friday, 18 July, the first of the tables in the 'formal' computer room was assembled. I must say, it is going to be quite spacious. The tables are thick. solid beech, and all network cables will come through the floor, so there will be no trunking around the room.
The picture below shows the view from the 'informal' computer room, with two of the three hexagonal table-tops laid out ready.
Nearly forgot - the air conditioning was also finished earlier in the week.
JULY 8 - WELL UNDER WAY
The men don't half work quickly! Already, after just two days, the Computer Room has been dismantled (see bottom) and the two new rooms joined by the further dismantling of the interior wall between them. Let's just hope that they are as quick at assembling as they are at dismantling (don't worry - I'm sure they are!).
THE (INTERNAL) DEMOLITION:
The old Computer Room is being converted into a classroom, and two upstairs classrooms coverted into two new Computer Rooms, one arranged informally with hexagonal desks, and the other as a specialist, formally-arranged ICT teaching room. The boys broke up on Friday, so the workmen have only had today to do what they have achieved below - though Mr Brown took out the network cabling, and two electricians were here first thing to take out the electrics. Oh - and AGP took his stereo to his flat for safe keeping!
Anyway, the pictures below were taken at 3pm. Good work!
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