Since 2011, Cullinan Studio has been carrying out improvements to the Grade II listed Rosendale Primary School in south London. Unsympathetic, piecemeal interventions over the years had detracted from many of its positive original Victorian features. Cullinan Studio's refurbishment, delivered within a very tight budget, rediscovers the good environmental design of the original buildings. False ceilings have been stripped away, allowing natural light to pour in from high-level windows. The best of the original features, such as fireplaces, dado rails, teachers’ cupboards and wood flooring, have been restored, making them relevant to a 21st century classroom. There is now better circulation and surveillance, more storage, and children benefit from a safer, brighter and more spacious environment. Cullinan Studio's holistic and sensitive approach inspired the head and governors to ask them to prepare a long-term strategic plan for further improvements, such as reorganising the school buildings, improving the playground, and exploring how to accommodate additional pupil places. The masterplan is helping the school to make the right decisions and supports its funding applications.