Meadows Nursery, Stocksfield Building
Meadows Nursery Stocksfield, Crookhill Farm, Northumbrian Building, Architect, English Development
Meadows Nursery, Northumbria : Stocksfield Building
Junior Education Building at Crookhill Farm, southern part of Northumberland, northeast England, UK by Mailen Design
22 Nov 2021
Architects: Mailen Design
Location: Northumberland, England
Meadows Nursery at Crookhill Farm
A re-modelling of a greenfield agricultural site creates Meadows Nursery providing for 80 children aged 6 months to 5 years in stunning Northumberland farmland.
Given its sensitive context it was necessary for the building to merge into the landscape and reflect the rural aesthetic of the surrounding agricultural vernacular.
The building is arranged to frame the scenery while providing generous internal spaces and exterior play areas for. The scale and form aim to break up the mass to reduce the impact on the green belt and capitalise on solar gain and natural ventilation.
The crisp volumes are clad in carefully detailed natural materials that complement the rural setting while remaining contemporary. Ecological performance is enhanced by sustainable technologies including photovoltaic panels, rainwater capture and a MVHR ventilation system. The building and site layout is befitting of its context and reduces impact on the openness of the green belt.
The notion of house & home led the design to develop the formal concept around a series of nursery ?houses?, each forming a space for the individu...
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