Watford Grammar’s Laboratory Refurbishment

Founded in 1708, Watford Grammar School for Girls boasts a rich history in terms of empowering its alumni to grow into strong-minded young women. Despite the school’s traditional roots, one of the criteria that parents and students are increasingly pedantic about when selecting a school is dependent on its capability to adapt to the ever-changing times we live in today. Innovations are constantly emerging at a rapid pace, and it’s vital that educational organisations are on board with the changes that these innovations bring.

The school’s motto is Sperate Parati, which translates to “Go forward with preparation.” Watford Grammar School for Girls is intensely passionate about preparing its pupils for the future world of work, an intention that requires a keen perseverance with regards to maintaining state-of-the-art learning spaces. It immediately became clear to us that Watford Grammar required us to both revitalise and modernise their facilities, keeping them up to date with recent innovations and technologies. We provided them with fresh new spaces, brightly lit with natural lighting from outside that refreshes the mind, all while supporting the school’s motto.

Equality is a core value within the school, so all workspaces we designed are kept uniform and equally equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The idea of living harmoniously amongst others is another key part of their philosophy. We therefore designed the school’s new workspaces to evoke a sense of harmony between students, the teacher and the outside world. We did this by providing students with enough personal space while they work and keeping workspaces equally spaced apart.

Designing spaces that prompt collaborative learning is also a must in any modern educational setting. Watford Grammar encourages participation and teamwork, building confidence for the future. Open desk spaces allow students to move freely between workspaces, allowing them to engage with others as and when is necessary.

One of the school’s favourite sayings states, “I can do it, and I will do it,” which exemplifies their dedication to encouraging a strong sense of determination and willpower within their pupils. After witnessing the student cohort’s excellent work ethic during our initial site visit to the school, we understood that this was an organisation based on celebrating hard work and persistence. Due to the school’s emphasis on building a strong work ethic within its pupils, spaces are kept modern and minimalistic. This ensures there are minimal distractions to divert the students’ attention from their tasks, enhancing concentration levels and overall performance.

At Brookhouse UK, we always work responsibly and diligently when considering the requirements of each learning environment. For example, an IT department will have widely varying requirements in comparison to a creative arts department. Designing encouraging spaces that with an emphasis on improving utility and function is especially important to us. The clean, bright rooms we refurbished for their science labs evoke a hygienic feel, which is extremely effective within a space that must uphold strict health and safety standards.

Once the project was completed, the results were immediately clear to teachers and pupils alike. The refreshed learning spaces inspired students to work increasingly harder towards achieving their academic goals, which will give them a great advantage when it comes to developing their professional futures. We were successful in designing invigorating new environments for the pupils at Watford Grammar School for Girls to work within, allowing them to fulfil their potential and pursue their goals.

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St Jude’s – School Refurbishment

At BrookhouseUK, we’re known for our expertise in transforming and designing stimulating
spaces for the educational sector. As a result of our growing success within the London area,
we were recently tasked with refurbishing elements of St Jude’s Church of England Primary
School, based in Lambeth, South London.

While revamping spaces, we strive to weave components of each of our client’s values into
every corner. We keep their principles at the forefront of our minds throughout the process,
from the initial surveying of the area to the final implementation of our design ideas. This
ensures that the resulting outcome is one brimming with personality, a space that is infused
with the very foundations that the organisation itself is built upon.

This is something we at BrookhouseUK believe should maintain the key focus of any
refurbishment project, as we understand how matching a physical space to an
organisation’s ethos can be exponentially beneficial in a number of ways. It reminds
teachers of the values they are hired to demonstrate to pupils in their classes, motivating
them to incorporate these morals into lessons. It reinforces the parents’ levels of
satisfaction in knowing they’ve selected the right school that will instil these life-long
lessons of virtue and morality within their children. Finally, it prompts the children to
remember that they represent the school and its ideals at all times, whether they’re in or
outside of the classroom.

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Forest Hall – Washroom Refurbishment

Our great reputation amongst those in the educational sector earned us the privilege of
being tasked with refurbishing some of Forest Hall School’s previously outdated facilities.
Located in Essex, the school prides itself on its strong sense of community and the focus
they place on their inter-House system. This system gives the school’s students a great
sense of belonging. This is something that we at Brookhouse UK understand to be a crucial
factor in developing well-designed atmospheres within which students can work and
achieve their full potential.

As experts in re-designing spaces for students, we always acknowledge the importance of
focusing not only on the classroom spaces, but on other facilities too. Providing students
with comfortable areas beyond the classroom is key to ensuring they feel more at home,
secure and happy; something that Forest Hall School is constantly striving to achieve. Even
in spaces outside of the classroom where learning is not the top priority, design that evokes
the power of bright colours creates a revitalising environment that students can thrive
within.

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Hamadryad Primary School’s Educational Furniture

Due to our experience in having provided creative school furniture for a range of organisations and institutions, Brookhouse UK was selected to work alongside Hamadryad Primary school in developing high-quality educational furniture for their premises.

We worked closely with Hamadryad Primary School, based in Cardiff, Wales, in order to ensure that we fully understood the goals they had in mind for their refurbishment. A lot of the work we do at Brookhouse UK involves interpreting our clients’ needs, providing them with an end result that they are both impressed and sometimes amazed by! This was a large-scale project for our team, as the school required over 600 pieces of educational furniture.

Our specialist team takes great interest in the significant difference that high-quality, inspiring surroundings can have within an educational setting. Hamadryad Primary School requested that we generated a fun atmosphere that prompted hands-on learning. Part of achieving this involved understanding that children need to be in an environment they thoroughly enjoy and love. We therefore placed an emphasis on developing colourful murals on the walls, matching this with modular furniture such as desks that can be easily adjusted. Switching up the daily layout of the school environment can have a huge benefit on simulating young minds and promoting healthy learning.

Due to the positive benefits associated with outdoor play and learning, Hamadryad aimed to upgrade their outdated outdoor areas too. We renovated this to entertain the pupils with the latest outdoor play area timber. This provided them with new toys, play areas and climbing trails; all of which will be thoroughly enjoyed for many years to come. Our unique designs focus on sparking inspirational play amongst the students, something that can set them on the right path to becoming even more creative individuals.

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Glan Morfa’s Fitted Furniture and Equipment

Glan Morfa Primary School is located in Cardiff, Wales. They approached us with their desire to renovate their fitted furniture and educational equipment, and we took on the task in a swift and coordinated manner. We understand how important the education sector is, so we worked quickly in order to provide the students with their new, inspiring environment.

Glan Morfa was excited to get on board with our fitted furniture and equipment consultancy stage, as they understood how this can help develop innovative learning environments that suit the learning styles of both students and teachers. After conducting our consultancy services, it became clear to us that Glan Morfa required a cost-effective solution that could suitably upgrade their old equipment in a way that had a positive impact on the students’ ability to learn effectively.

We also learned that the school endeavored to use space utilisation techniques within their refurbishment projects. Space is increasingly becoming an issue within educational environments, and we endeavor to provide organisations with the most innovative solutions to their space-related issues. Once we had discussed and ensured that the client was pleased with our recommendations and the inspirations we were taking on board for the project, we got to work in assigning them with one of our dedicated Brookhouse UK project managers.

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