Springfield Nursery – New Classroom. We were approached by Springfield Day Nursery to provide a new classroom building to replace a temporary structure. The challenge was to design a sustainable and sensitive scheme to clad the existing classroom, whilst managing to keep the classroom operational. The site is also is a very sensitive rural location, where design was a key consideration. A scheme was developed to envelope and extend the existing temporary classroom structure with a glulaminated timber frame. This frame would be clad in timber cladding, and the structure would be finished by a curved sedum roof. This would allow the building to be super-insulated whilst creating interesting and engaging aesthetic to the exterior. The interior spaces would be light and airy, and create great spaces for nurturing and learning. Construction due to commence Spring 2013.