Responding to the desire to create a sense of community, families and school groups are actively encouraged to engage with the studio to experience spaces that aim to stimulate inquiry and delight. These child-friendly zones welcome families into the workplace whilst allowing us to learn how children and students interact and respond to the individual settings, feeding back into our design work.
The buildings shell comprises of exposed high ceilings and polished concrete floors. The remnants of dye stains hint to the studio's industrial past as a former shoe factory. These volumes reflect the ethos in which the space was conceived – an intertwining of old and new .