Harry Wyatt Metamorphoses harryjohnwyatt@gmail.com
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New street defined by opening in the grade II listed wall
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Circular form ties existing buildings together and to the new axis
Developing Independence
Ashton Court College of Woodland is a 50 student special education college for ages 1625. It is sited on the outskirts of Bristol, using the Ashton Court estate as a learning tool for sustainable growth, production and use of timber. Following philosophies derived from William Morris, Rudolph Steiner and John Ruskin, the college will offer a holistic programme that unifies head, heart, hand and place. Students transform material from the natural world and in doing so transform themselves. They begin their journey in the homely safety of the cloistered courtyard and progress in stages of increasing skill and interaction to working on the public street, selling wood products and wood fired cuisine. At each level students gain confidence and instil a sense of value within themselves. Materials are sourced locally, limiting the size of timber sections, and crafted in low-tech ways that could be taught at the college. A reinterpretation of the cruck frame creates naturally ventilated spaces in forms which echo the agricultural history of the site.