The Challenge Fabric Architecture has installed a number of fabric structures on BSF projects (Building Schools for the Future) and were particularly pleased to be able to supply 18 structures for Middlehurst Special School (now Watermill School). Each of the fabric entrance canopies sit neatly in front of new self-contained classrooms that are planned like a ribbon wrapping around four internal courtyards. The new school is a hub of expertise for cognition and learning needs in Stoke on Trent, offering outreach, assessment and training for other special schools and mainstream schools in the area. One of the most important elements of the new school design was for access to outdoor space from each classroom. All external doors to the classrooms are set back from their neighbours, accentuat

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