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Two interventions allowed us to transform the building;
The first was the insertion of a new entrance leading into a new foyer created from one of the classrooms. This allowed for the separation of
secure zones within the building. Adult accommodation was provided on one side while a nursery and child accommodation was on the other. Access controls were used to
open and close doors to provide further security. It also helped to change the original circulation axis of the building away from a long low horizontal corridor to a spacious foyer with separate entrance and coffee facility.
Our second major alteration was to combine a set of entrance elements with an external store and decked play space to make a new elevation facing the public road and giving new character and a symbolic
renaissance.
Interwoven into the structure is a yellow wobbly creature which flows though the building and appears on the front elevation, its eyes discernable on the outdoor store.
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