Brechin Community Campus was delivered by the East Central HubCo. on behalf of Angus Council. jmarchitects were appointed as lead designers for the project which opened to the public in February 2016. The Council’s aspiration was to create a ‘campus’ building which would function, not just as a school but as a community resource, accessible to the general public for leisure and sports use and supporting life-long learning opportunities for the people of Brechin and the surrounding area. Throughout the project careful consideration was given to maximising the usability of internal and external spaces in order to create transformational, flexible and adaptable teaching spaces that are capable of supporting a wide range of teaching and learning styles and techniques in accordance with the ‘Curriculum for Excellence’.

Secondly, where Duke Street terminates, the campus building creates a new street all of it’s own – a wide, bright internal ‘street’ which is alive with activity throughout the day serving as the primary circulation space for Brechin High School but also acting as a dining, learning, performance and social space. The ‘street’ is glazed at one end with views to the distant hills and is enclosed at the other with a small amphitheatre which the pupils have taken to calling Brechin’s ‘Spanish Steps’. The character of the building is largely determined by its materials and structure which is expressed wherever possible. The grey brick cladding, silver metal paneling and clean white render lend a mature and sophisticated feel to the Campus while the expressed concrete frame gives an air of permanence and dependability.