Based upon a vision developed by Cardiff Council following the introduction of the new Curriculum for Wales by the Welsh Government, the scheme aims to co-locate three schools onto the existing Cantonian High School site in Fairwater, Cardiff. This unique school campus project will bring together over 2000 staff and students to become one of the largest and most educationally advanced institutions within the UK. Although differing in their cohorts, the three schools – Cantonian High School, Woodlands Secondary ALN (Additional Learning Needs) School and Riverbank Primary ALN School – share a commitment to excellence that will be nurtured via the new spaces being provided within this scheme. Site complexity and design response Our design for the campus developed from the establishment of four initial themes, with the aim of creating a building that is rooted in its context and demonstrates the shared vision of the three schools. Drawing in Fairwater Park : – Sitting opposite the site which will become home to the new campus, Fairwater Park is a significant local amenity space which is currently under-utilised by the existing school. Our response includes drawing in Fairwater Park in a design that extends and improves upon this landscape. Green roofs form ‘skipping landscape’ : – By introducing green roofs and terraces to the proposed building, we envision a dynamic natural landscape that embodies the environmental aspirations of the campus, and acts as a visual and experiential link between Fairwater Park and the landscaping scheme to the south. A central ‘commons’ street : – A ‘heart’ space, modelled on a street, will form a route into the building, shared by each school and the community as a resource for learning and social development. It will also facilitate the visual link between the Dell and the new landscaping, further embedding the building into its context. Three schools, defined : – Huddled around the ‘commons’, each school will have its own character through variations in orientation, scale, and materiality.