A new primary school for the town of Crossways relocates a school from the neighbouring village of Owermoigne and is designed for future expansion in three phases from an initial one form entry to a two form entry and ultimately to a full primary school. At each stage, the building retains coherence by virtue of the central courtyard – a play space and a garden – that provides a sanctuary for the children and a sense of identity for the school.
There are six main elements expressed as simple cedar clad boxes with sweeping curved roofs to the classrooms, arranged around the central courtyard within a rendered wall enclosure. The school, surrounded by suburban housing, claims a civic presence by means of a tall bell tower
