Project name : Fairlop Country Park
Location: London/UK
Client: Fairlop Borough Council
This 4ha natural play area is located in the northern area of Fairlop Waters Country Park. The playground focuses on an interlinked series of hidden spaces to encourage exploration and discovery with a particular focus on natural and adventurous play for children in the 8 – 13 year age group.
Project name: Belvue School
Location: London/UK
The design of the external communal spaces in and adjoining Belvue School in London, a school dedicated to the education of young people with global learning difficulties and associated complex needs including Autism spectrum disorder, mental health, Down syndrome, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and communication and sensory difficulties. As a part of this project the overgrown woodland adjoining the school was transferred into a “Magical forest “ - unique landscape in support of imagination, creativity, social interaction and education. Originally under the auspices of the Highway Agency as green infrastructural planting next to the A40 it was legally transferred to the school for this use. As a safe and protected environment with a newly built fence this until recently neglected woodland will be transferred into a memorable and emotionally evocative space to be discovered and used for differing activities from den building