Commercial

The project, for a childrens nursery, is located within the 43-81 Greenwich High Road redevelopment, at ground floor level, within block F. The application site comprises of predominantly commercial and residential units, our proposal responding directly to these with careful consideration, propagated from our clients desire to be part of this new founded community and also that of the wider Greenwich site.

The design of this nursery in Greenwich answers to strict guidelines and regulations in regards to safety and education legislation and yet while respectfully answering to these, pronounces no evidence of external influence outside our regular, creative nurtured style of designing. The children’s play areas, while all complying with regulations surrounding education and health and safety issues, were our arenas for innovative design solutions, a canvas for creativity. The proposal makes sure the children receive the maximum amount of sun light while in the playrooms, subsequently offering views of the creekside. The circulation space, aimed towards the needs of the children becomes flexible and can adapt with the addition of sliding partition walls, opening up to utilise the large expanse of space available, that young children in the midst of finding their feet require. This space, while taking on a necessary dominance, is contrasting to the smaller, more intimate spaces made available as a result, which are to become quiet areas for relaxation. These spaces are located towards the front of the project, and provide a necessary contrast to the dominant activity’s that will take place further back.