Shaping Spaces. Sparking Imaginations.
We design education and learning environments – from the classroom to the sports field and everywhere in between. Our specialism might be highly technical but our drive is creative and human: to inspire the people who use our spaces.
Architecture. Landscape. Masterplanning
Our combined skills in architecture, landscape and masterplanning equip us to take a holistic view of education environments – from the classroom to the sports field and everywhere in between. Our specialism might be highly technical but our drive is creative and human: to inspire the people who use our spaces.
We have worked with over 350 education organisations creating a huge range of facilities for their different needs.
7 Swimming Pools. 27 Theatres. 53 Masterplans. 18 Science Centres. 13 Sports Halls. 24 Libraries. 29 New Schools. 2 Veterinary Teaching Hospitals. 6944 Trees. 80 Playgrounds. 44 Wildlife Gardens. 18 Music Schools. 272 Sports Pitches. 2 Visitor Centres. 32 Ponds. 100 Car Parks. 28 Boarding Houses. 1 Tiger House. Thousands of classrooms.
Expertise
From nurseries to universities, we’ve tackled every educational environment. But our team’s expertise goes well beyond the classroom. Our diverse portfolio covers all kinds of civic and public realm projects from visitor centres to veterinary clinics. Despite this scope, there’s a thread running through our work: creating transformative spaces that encourage positive social change.
With a more joined-up, human approach, we belong to a different school of thought.
Our approach is inquisitive. Always focusing on why as well as how. These design values run through everything we do.
Future for All
Our spaces are designed to be timeless and future-proof. We start and finish every project with sustainability and biodiversity in mind – retrofitting wherever possible to reduce virgin material usage. We’re aiming for minimum impact on the planet and maximum impact on those who use the space.
Warmth & Humanity
We shape spaces for the (usually) human inhabitants. Buildings need to suit the lives and learning of those who use them. The wellbeing, delight and success of our projects' users matters to us.
Clarity
Clarity of listening, of brief, of communication, of design. We need to understand you and you need to be able to understand our design work. We challenge the brief where necessary to ensure that out clients get the outstanding environments they need to support their ambitions.
Every Day is a School Day
With over 30 years of experience in the education sector, as well as a significant portfolio of civic projects, we know how to create inspiring educational environments, but that doesn’t mean we can’t keep learning. Every school or university’s needs are unique, so we approach each project with an open mind. Inquisitive and curious, our designs embrace creativity and the unexpected to delight the people who use them.
Craft
We believe in following our ideas through from concept to final details and handover of the building. We are tenacious in ensuring that our clients get what we agreed in the brief and showed them in our concept sketches. We are back to clarity again.
Inspire
Effective design should spark the imagination. And there’s nowhere this is more important than in educational environments. The spaces we create are not only practical but engage the senses and mind – stimulation that helps the next generation to grow and thrive.
