After an intensive 4 days spread over 4 weeks Year 6 Carrington Primary School students working with Asri, Drew and Farida from Redmak proudly displayed their finished models, ideas boxes, writing and sketch up drawings. The photographs will be on show as part of the 50 Buildings 50 Years Exhibition from 31st January at the Newton Building Nottingham Trent University. www.architecture.com
Viewing the final piece and below Drew in our studio getting ready for a workshop with 30 children!
CARLTON HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL BRIGHTON
Parent feedback – Parents Evenings November 2010 (3 Year 6 pupils presented plans to visiting parents whilst they waited to meet the teachers)
“Beautiful! You lucky, lucky children. Thank you for explaining it.”
“Really varied and stimulating. We’re just sorry our Year 6 child will miss the finished complex.”
“What a wonderful place to go to school. The children here are very lucky to have such a great playground and have such amazing teachers.”
“I’m still a bit sceptical but I have to admit that the plans look pretty cool! As long as the building work is done to a high standard it should come off well.”
“I think the plans look fabulous. I look forward to seeing the finished product.”
“Wow! This all looks so exciting! I can’t wait to see it materialise. The Year 6 children explained it really well.”
“I REALLY hope it turns out to be as good as the plans are making it look, it’s a great opportunity to make the school a really exciting space.”
“Beautifully explained. Can’t wait to see the new play area. Great presentation by 3 children.”
“Very nice work.”
“Wicked!”
“Everything good.”
“I am really looking forward to the changes at the school. I think everyone will greatly benefit.”
“Very impressed with the ideas, mostly with tunnels and slides. Also impressed with info from the children.”
“Great idea. I love the idea of the beach and Berry Hill and I love the slide! Excellent explanation from Year 6 children. Hopefully I will be able to get on it one day.”
“Very good pictures. Very good explanation of the playground by Year 6 students.”
“Very interesting design. The new ideas will make the school look more nice.”
“A very interesting design. I can’t wait for the beginning of the construction. I hope it is built before year 6 leave.”
“This is an incredible layout for a playground and a school.”
“The playground is more or less up to the latest American type playground. I wish parents were allowed to play there. This is wonderful.”
“Looks great but we need ramp access for people with buggies. Otherwise very exciting!”
“Sounds like a great idea. The kids should love it.”
“Things people want: a ramp for buggies and more money.”
“Fantastic. Very imaginative and exciting.”
“I wish I was young enough to be at this school to play on the new stuff.”
“The new/proposed playground and plans look very exciting.”
“It’s going to look great. Lovely presentation by the girls, the school is obviously very enthusiastic.”
“It looks like an amazing place to go to school! I do hope your learning isn’t disturbed too much.”
“The new playground is great, there is going to be a lot of space for the kids to play on and my personal favourite is the hill.”
“Fantastic! Can’t wait.”
“Sounds fantastic! Ellie likes the pond and the slide.”
“Great! Can’t wait till it is done!”
“Wow! We think Zara will love all the outside areas. I love the sound of Berry Hill, I like the idea of eating the fruit.”
“It sounds fantastic – beautifully explained.”
Redmak have been appointed by the outstanding Carlton Hill Primary School to design new outdoor learning + green play spaces – the brief from the children is it should feel ADVENTUROUS + FUN – sketches, consultation materials + furious model making will happen in the autumn to take to the school to kick start the project.
Redmak will be working alongside EPR architects who are designing a new entrance and arrival courtyard for the school. The scheme is funded through section 106 monies as part of the new EPR designed AMEX office building adjacent to the school.
Some images for a competition to convert a former chapel to create an arts and heritage centre
Two community projects: Revive offers dance + artists studios, community cafe, holistic therapy, local library, outdoor courtyards, crèche and local PCT clinic space
Stepping stones is a layered building with nursery, out of school space, crèche, adult training, play balconies, special needs clubs and good home cooking!
Redmak have been invited by the RIBA go take part in An Architectural Adventure for the East Midlands
We have been selected to work with a primary school in Nottingham on a project to enable students of all ages to gain awareness of design and architecture in particular
The project will straddle many areas of the curriculum using architecture as a springboard to explore architecture in the East Midlands from 1960-2010 + to look 50 years into the future with the aim of producing works of art to contribute the 50 50 travelling exhibition
Sessions in school will start in September 2010
We are currently exploring how to look at space using a visual brief as a democratic collage of ideas that many people can contribute to – this image developed by Matt at Redmak uses ideas produced by Asri our Part II student to take a journey with input that may be from the past or stretch into the future.
At St Ann’s Primary School we are looking at how to make space for combined class activity and taking class projects into the whole school environment this is turning into a market place space or Town Square the idea is that this space can be interpreted independently according to who is using it. It is envisaged as a flexible fun and fast changing space.
Matt Powell our Part I student from Nottingham has been exploring how he would use the space
We have just been appointed to work with Nottingham City Council and Carillion to remodel 2 primary schools – already we have had 6 design workshops with the schools prepared 25 design options and made 6 models, its fast paced with 2 great heads and a visionary team!
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We have just been appointed to assist First Enterprise in remodelling their premises on Radford Road to create starter business units which will be supported and linked to the First Enterprise prestart and existing Business Advice Service – www.first-enterprise.co.uk
