Our buildings are designed to enhance people’s lives, and in their own small way, make the world a better place. For us, the process of architecture is collaborative and democratic – we want clients and people who use the buildings to have a voice, and to shape the way their building ends up.
Riverside Primary School is a one-and-a-half form entry primary school with a 26 place nursery, located on a challenging and sensitive site centred around a Grade II Listed Victorian London Board School in Southwark. Faced with outdated facilitates and insufficient space, the school required a considered scheme to expand capacity and deliver a modern learning environment for 21st century education.
Working within the constraints of a listed setting, Haverstock developed a holistic proposal, weaving the historic fabric of the existing building with the new build and refurbishment. The pitched-roof design is sympathetic in form and scale to the historic architecture, conserving the historic character and allowing it to remain as the focal point while offering flexible, contemporary facilities.
In addition to delivering full architectural services, we provide a range of complementary expertise to support clients. Our team undertakes strategic feasibility work, acts as client design advisor and technical advisor to give independent guidance, and offers inclusive design consultancy.
We also bring specialist knowledge in heritage and conservation, helping to protect and adapt significant buildings for the future.
See our servicesAs a tight-knit team, we nurture a dynamic and collaborative studio environment by valuing each person’s unique skills and strengths.
For International Women’s Day we're showcasing women we admire and are lucky enough to work with who continue to inspire in the field of the built environment, education and inclusion!
Melanie Foster is a passionate and highly experienced educationalist, with immense expertise in the strategic intricacies underpinning local authorities SEND provisions.
Jean Hewitt is an accessibility and inclusion consultant, trainer and writer, currently acting as UK disability Ambassador for the Built Environment.
Last month Haverstock attended the Education Estates SEND Conference!
Our Partner, Claire and Associate, Anna respectively presented their recent work on Post Occupancy Evaluation and Best Practice in Delivery of Inclusive Environments. Alongside Zane Putne from Noviun, Claire shared our early findings from our collaborative Post Occupancy Survey, which sought feedback from schools from five architectural practices.
Riverside Primary School was based in a complex Grade II Listed Victorian building that had suffered wartime bomb damage and numerous unsympathetic ad-hoc alterations. To suit the needs of 21st Century education, the school required a replacement teaching block and reconfiguration of existing spaces.
Haverstock’s considered, holistic approach brought clarity to these challenges, developing a site-wide masterplan to modernise the building while respecting it’s heritage and ensuring the school remained fully operational during construction works.
