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Children Choose the Way in East London SchoolRanelagh Primary School in London's East End has just taken delivery of its new mobile changing and seating unit designed by architects Eldridge Smerin.
"The Big Wooden Wall", is the result of a project that teamed Eldridge Smerin up with a group of pupils from the school who identified the school's longstanding storage problems, created the brief and were the clients.
The Sorrell Foundation, who's aim is to inspire creativity in young people and improve the quality of life through good design, initiated the project as part of its 'joinedupdesignfors chools' programme.
As is often the case in Victorian schools, storage of equipment and space for pupils to change and hang clothes was increasingly a problem in the central hall areas.
At Ranelagh the pupil's brief asked Eldridge Smerin to tackle the problem as pupils were forced to sit on the floor to change, leaving clothes in piles.
As the space changed from dance studio to dining hall to games area, furniture and equipment was pushed into corners proving unsightly and a potential safety hazard.
Eldridge Smerin's solution was "The Big Wooden Wall", a freestanding unit on wheels with various roles.
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June 13, 2006 | Viewed 27,158 time(s)
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