The Challenge Staff working at NEXT’s Head Office in Leicester, no longer have childcare worries since their employer commissioned a fabulous new nursery for their families. The purpose built facility wraps around an open air courtyard with a fabric canopy as its centre piece. Everything is perfectly proportioned and low level for the tiny tots, including round windows and triangular windows in bright primary colours. For group activities, the clever use of sliding doors and demountable glazed partitions create a large open space instantly. Pick Everard, the architects behind the lovely plans were keen to use fabric with high translucent properties to keep the courtyard as light as possible, but provide a covered outdoor play space. The courtyard would be surrounded by corridors leading in

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