Cranleigh Preparatory School by Tate Harmer
Surrey, UK
2018
London-based architecture studio Tate Harmer has designed a timber teaching and sports building for a school in Surrey. Surrounded by rolling fields, a cricket green and trees, the architecture echoes its natural surroundings through its timber façade and sustainable low energy design. ‘Working on buildings such as the Eden Project has given us an extensive knowledge of carefully inserting structures into some of the most sensitive national settings,’ says Rory Harmer, partner at Tate Harmer.
Cranleigh Preparatory School by Tate Harmer
Surrey, UK
2018
London-based architecture studio Tate Harmer has designed a timber teaching and sports building for a school in Surrey. Surrounded by rolling fields, a cricket green and trees, the architecture echoes its natural surroundings through its timber façade and sustainable low energy design. ‘Working on buildings such as the Eden Project has given us an extensive knowledge of carefully inserting structures into some of the most sensitive national settings,’ says Rory Harmer, partner at Tate Harmer.
Cranleigh Preparatory School by Tate Harmer
Surrey, UK
2018
Working with the contractor Blue Forest, a tree house design and construction company, the architects created a new building to replace two existing buildings, bringing three science labs, art classrooms and a home economics room to the campus. The building is wrapped with external circulation to bring people outside into the fresh air, while inside, the rooms are naturally ventilated with plenty of opportunities for daylight and fresh air to enter. High ceilings and open plan space are facilitated by the ‘floating’ vault glulam roof.
Cranleigh Preparatory School by Tate Harmer
Surrey, UK
2018
Working with the contractor Blue Forest, a tree house design and construction company, the architects created a new building to replace two existing buildings, bringing three science labs, art classrooms and a home economics room to the campus. The building is wrapped with external circulation to bring people outside into the fresh air, while inside, the rooms are naturally ventilated with plenty of opportunities for daylight and fresh air to enter. High ceilings and open plan space are facilitated by the ‘floating’ vault glulam roof.
Kindergarten by VMDPE
Shenzhen, China
2018
VMDPE Design is taking playtime seriously at the IBOBI International Education Centre and Kindergarten in Shenzhen. Located in the Jingshan Villa, a high-end property development in the Shekou Area of the city, the new facility is designed top-to-toe with little people in mind; complete with pint-sized furniture, low-level windows for easy viewing, and even mini-staircases, so that children can explore the space as freely as possible.
Kindergarten by VMDPE
Shenzhen, China
2018
VMDPE Design is taking playtime seriously at the IBOBI International Education Centre and Kindergarten in Shenzhen. Located in the Jingshan Villa, a high-end property development in the Shekou Area of the city, the new facility is designed top-to-toe with little people in mind; complete with pint-sized furniture, low-level windows for easy viewing, and even mini-staircases, so that children can explore the space as freely as possible.
Kindergarten by VMDPE
Shenzhen, China
2018
The local firm – which specialises in designing spaces for children – was tasked with creating a space in line with the Montessori educational approach, a child-centred method based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood, where grown-ups often take a back seat, allowing the child to discover the world around them, establishing their own set of interests naturally.
Kindergarten by VMDPE
Shenzhen, China
2018
The local firm – which specialises in designing spaces for children – was tasked with creating a space in line with the Montessori educational approach, a child-centred method based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood, where grown-ups often take a back seat, allowing the child to discover the world around them, establishing their own set of interests naturally.
The Storey’s Field Community Centre and Nursery by MUMA
Cambridge, UK
2018
The Storey’s Field Community Centre and Nursery designed by MUMA is a new hub in the heart of the ‘North-West Cambridge’ development, a new community comissioned by Cambridge University to house its staff in reliable and affordable housing. The centre followed clear sustainability and biscuit-coloured brick guidelines, neatly slotting into the masterplan with a warm and uplifting design for the new community.
Photography: Alan Williams
The Storey’s Field Community Centre and Nursery by MUMA
Cambridge, UK
2018
The Storey’s Field Community Centre and Nursery designed by MUMA is a new hub in the heart of the ‘North-West Cambridge’ development, a new community comissioned by Cambridge University to house its staff in reliable and affordable housing. The centre followed clear sustainability and biscuit-coloured brick guidelines, neatly slotting into the masterplan with a warm and uplifting design for the new community.
Photography: Alan Williams
The Storey’s Field Community Centre and Nursery by MUMA
Cambridge, UK
2018
The centre followed clear sustainability and biscuit-coloured brick guidelines, neatly slotting into the masterplan with a warm and uplifting design for the new community.
Photography: Alan Williams
The Storey’s Field Community Centre and Nursery by MUMA
Cambridge, UK
2018
The centre followed clear sustainability and biscuit-coloured brick guidelines, neatly slotting into the masterplan with a warm and uplifting design for the new community.
Photography: Alan Williams
