A bold personality connecting students, staff and guests to a new educational space
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THE CHALLENGE
With an exciting opportunity to build a brand new secondary school in West London, Twyford CofE Academies Trust needed a creative brand environment specialist to work alongside management, architects and contractors to bring the school’s ethos and learning environment alive.
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THE INSPIRATION
Following the architect’s concept of external environment mirrored internally, inspired by the distinctive trees on site, RAW developed a visual theme based around the layers of a forest. Graphics, signage and wall quotes orientate users and foster an intelligent ‘questioning’ environment, whilst a huge sculpted ‘tree’ in the central atrium fuses the school with its surroundings.
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THE RESULTS
The headteacher credits RAW with bringing depth and expertise she couldn’t have achieved without them; creating an environment which will engage and inspire generations of students. The building has subsequently won a RIBA award and the school awarded Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ status.
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