ABO-A
ABO-A
Waltham Forest College
A haven for students in North London
In collaboration with Platform 5 architects and with modest budgets we have delivered significant changes to this college, through a series of projects over a ten-year period. The initial Masterplan set up an approach to the renovation and reconfiguration of the college with phase 1 providing a ‘wow’ factor- new entrance arrangement, LRC and refectory all joined by three-dimensional visual links.
Phase 2, 3, 4 built on this providing individual schools with special areas such as the Centre for Creative Arts, a STEM centre and a Catering and Hospitality wing. Summer works projects helped rejuvenate the rest of the estate and a master plan explored collaborations with the adjacent Town Hall, to provide and finance a new construction centre and Specialist SEN provision.
Client
Waltham Forest College
Location
Walthamstow
Size
£25m over 7 phases and 5 capital grants
Sector
Education
ABO-A
The ‘Heart’ of the college involved re-planning the escape strategy to allow the central staircase to be transparent to adjacent areas. Seeing others at work was a key part of this program.
ABO-A
Exterior and interior view of Waltham Forest Collage.
HOM-X
Discover more Projects