10th August 2017
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This is a prototype expandable mobile classroom, developed by GLA and LB of Camden as part of a DfES initiative initiative of 30 pilot projects exploring future learning environments.
Delivered off the back of a standard flat bed lorry, the capsule extends to create a wide footprint with a single open space, top lit from a continuous rooflight with fold down stage and ramp access.
The concept was to develop a flexible
10th August 2017
In
GLA have supported City & Islington College over the past 14 years as they have developed their 4 sites in north London.
This has covered a wide variety of projects from Masterplanning to the design of new facilities including cafe, offices, studios and a workplace hub: ‘World of Work’ at the Centre for Business, Arts and Technology (CBAT) and new entrance, cafe and spa at the Centre for Health, Social and
10th August 2017
In
The studios are expressed in the timber enclosure above the changing rooms, and timber sliding external screens protect the glazing as well as provide privacy to the studios.
The building is set away from the rest of the school in order for daylight to enter the existing hall.
The space between is treated as a covered ‘external’ gallery and allows for cross ventilation of the studios. This transitional space is clad with
10th August 2017
In
The Garden School is a new £14m building serving 150 pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN) at the extreme end of the Autistic Spectrum, built as part of Hackney’s Building Schools for the Future programme.
It sits on a restricted urban site surrounded by two storey Edwardian terraces in Hackney, with two street elevations. The building is a zig-zagging structure which describes two play spaces. White brickwork and glazed curtain walling
8th March 2016
In
The Children’s Centre was built as the first phase of a new learning campus on the Broadwater Farm Estate in Haringey. It is linked to the neighbouring Primary and Special Needs School (also by GLA).
The single storey building is expressed as two distinct components: a timber clad box with an open, transparent facade and decked terrace linking the interior to landscaped play areas for 3-4 year olds; and an embracing