St Wilfrid’s School
Earlier this year groups of pupils were given the task of making models of an area of their school which they felt needed to be redesigned. They were supported in this work by Fiona Grey, an artist, and Paul Wellwood, one of the BSF project managers. Before they began their models they were shown examples of architecture considered good or interesting and a case study from the Sorrell Foundation project ‘Joined up Design for Schools’. Like the work done with our school the aim of the session was to show how pupils could work with designers to solve problems in their own schools.
The Mathematics classroom has outside seating and incorporates glass decorated with maths symbols. The classroom is circular with large windows to admit lots of light. The pupil seating follows the curve of the walls with built in computer screens. There are comfy chairs with a large calculator on the walls for everyone to use.
Outside there is a covered area with lots of seating, some communal but also some covered pods with seats in. The space is on two levels. The covered area is raised up and accessed by colourful steps.
The toilets have a glass roof and the wash basins are built around a central column. The floors are brightly coloured and the walls are angled to created cubicles. The outside wall is decorated with art work.
