Freshford School

Proposal for a School Expansion

Project Information

Location

: Freshford, Somerset


Client

: Freshford C of E Primary School


Status

: Feasibility


Key Materials

: Green Roof
Designscape Architects prepared a feasibility report for the expansion of the school accommodation. Despite being a rural school, it has no onsite playing field and only five classrooms, but seven year groups. The school had the possibility of acquiring some adjacent land as a playing field and needed to explore the potential in future of adding two classrooms. Our proposal succeeded to link the new playing field via an amphitheatre outdoor area, and replaced the playground space given over to the classrooms with an elevated play- deck on the classroom roofs, linking with existing first floor classrooms. The proposal also sought to address other issues such as access and security and proposed some ideas for parking and pick–up space.

Scrapbook

Designscape Architects prepared a feasibility report for the expansion of the school accommodation. Despite being a rural school, it has no onsite playing field and only five classrooms, but seven year groups. The school had the possibility of acquiring some adjacent land as a playing field and needed to explore the potential in future of adding two classrooms. Our proposal succeeded to link the new playing field via an amphitheatre outdoor area, and replaced the playground space given over to the classrooms with an elevated play- deck on the classroom roofs, linking with existing first floor classrooms. The proposal also sought to address other issues such as access and security and proposed some ideas for parking and pick–up space.