The historic walled garden to the Grade I country house at Kingston Maurward contained several small and deteriorating greenhouses. The project was to design two new glasshouses to provide 1000 square metres of horticultural teaching space.

A smashing demolition allowed the sites to be cleared for foundations, one area requiring 50m run of retaining walls to lower the new glasshouse below the vision line across the Georgian brick garden walls. A specialist supplier erected the aluminium structures and the College completed the fitting out.

This £3.5million purpose built facility came about from a recent government initiative to provide a network of 44 schools across England to help prepare young people for the workplace. This is achieved by involving employers in all aspects of the school, including forming the curriculum, mentoring and providing work placements. The aim of the building was to provide a specialist environment for land-based sciences in a vocational and academic format for students between 14 and 19 years old. This project is in partnership with another local education facility – Thomas Hardye School, also located in Dorchester, to provide a range of GCSE’s, A-levels and other vocational qualifications. The building houses several classrooms, an ICT suite, an open plan studio space, a greenhouse and specialist science classrooms to cater for 200 students.

Kingston Maurward College is located on the outskirts of Dorchester within the beautiful grounds of a historic Georgian stately house. The college provides a wide range of courses but is primarily concerned with Agricultural skills such as Equine studies, Horticulture and Animal Conservation.

The Animal Sciences facility helps students learn more about the welfare of local wildlife. The building contains several classrooms, a new ICT suite and specialist rooms for nocturnal animals, amphibians and even an aquatics room, allowing the students to be hands on. The new building also has a dog grooming training centre that will be open to the public.

The £3.5million purpose built Studio School resulted from a recent government initiative to provide a network of 44 schools across England to help prepare young people for the workplace. This involved employers in all aspects of the school, including forming the curriculum, mentoring and providing work placements.

The new school provides a specialist environment for land-based sciences in a vocational and academic format for students between 14 and 19 years old.

The building houses several classrooms, an ICT suite, an open plan studio space, a greenhouse and specialist science classrooms to cater for 200 students. The design incorporates a steel portal frame, structural deck and a composite walling system, clad with Siberian larch timber boarding and a large array of Solar panels on the roof.

The historic walled garden to the Grade I country house at Kingston Maurward contained several small and deteriorating greenhouses. This project was to design two new glasshouses, providing 100 square metres of horticultural space for the teaching of students. A smashing demolition allowed the sites to be cleared for foundations, one are requiring 50m run of retaining walls to lower the new glasshouse below the vision line across the Georgian brick garden walls. A specialist supplier erected the aluminium structures and the College completed the fitting out.

The £3.5million purpose built facility came about from a government initiative to provide a network of 44 schools across England, helping prepare young people for the workplace. Through involving employers in all aspects of the school, this is achieved forming the curriculum, mentoring and providing work placements. The aim of building is to provide was to provide a specialist environment for land-based sciences in a vocational and academic format for students between 14 and 19 years old. The project is in partnership with another local education facility – Thomas Hardye School, also located in Dorchester, to provide a range of GCSE’s, A-levels and other vocational qualifications. The building houses several classrooms, an ICT suite, an open plan studio space, a greenhouse and specialist science classrooms to cater for 200 students.

The Surrey Institute of Art & Design appointed the Practice to develop purpose-built accommodation to house the Craft Study Centre, a unique collection of twentieth century British crafts, including ceramics, textiles, calligraphy and wood.

The accommodation comprises of four separate galleries, split over two levels as well as archival areas, office, retail space and a photographic studio.

The building has been designed as a stand-alone facility adjacent to the main approach of the campus. A double height entrance foyer has been incorporated with full height glazing to Falkner Road giving the Study Centre a distinct identity, improving the streetscape and creating a positive link between the institute and the town.