The project brief called for a new entrance to an existing Primary School to replace an existing single storey facility that would create a new ‘front door’ and unify the collection of existing buildings, whilst improving the staff facilities and accommodation and creating more open interaction. The Slab Design Union proposal was a two-storey block of accommodation that located staff facilities into a ‘front of house’ arrangement, whilst providing an improved secure line between public and private areas that led to the teaching and support spaces within the existing school buildings. The exterior of the new extension was a response to the established materials of the original school buildings and the adjacent church bordering the site. A palette of dark brick walls is broken by full height glazing to provide a counterpoint to the bright and colourful interior. Dark rainwater goods and glazing frames complement the pitched slate roof and detailing of the existing buildings. A double height atrium links staff accommodation with the public entrance area, and creates an improved interaction between staff, teachers and pupils alike. Breakout spaces for pupil activities occupy the link between the entrance and the classrooms, whilst allowing for passive staff surveillance and a secure entry point for parents and visitors. Existing parking was relocated from the front of the site to the rear, creating a new landscaped pedestrian route into the school, incorporating a mature tree lined walkway, play areas, sensory gardens and growing areas. The landscape strategy continued to the rear of the site, linking to the playing fields, and siting the principal elevations within a landscaped corridor. Future phases proposed a reconfiguration of the existing spaces to create a linked series of internal and external zones, further private amenity spaces to the rear of the site, and an upgrading of the external works to incorporate interactive learning areas between the teaching spaces, along with allotments and nature trails.