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Take a look at our striking and stylish display wall, dubbed the ‘Wall of Curiosities’ at our recently completed William Morris Primary school project. More often than not, new school buildings are functional but lacking in interest and soul. At Thinking Buildings we believe that it is the details that make the difference. Situated along…

Our project at William Morris Primary School is almost complete with handover expected in the next few weeks. The new extension is looking fantastic and is full of life with the vibrant colours we picked out for the glazed screens, doors and ventilation cowls. The project also included an earlier section of internal remodelling works…

It’s always great when clients ask us to do further projects with us, showing us we must be doing something right.  Thinking Buildings are currently working with a multi academy trust on several developments, and they have asked us to take on another scheme.  Although at feasibility stage, the project will involve the renovation and…

Our education team are busy with many school development plans, planning applications and construction schemes. This image shows a 3D view for an expansion to the sixth form provision at John Port Spencer Academy in Derbyshire. We’ve received outline approval for the expansion of the school and now await the detailed planning consent. We’re working alongside Adair Cost Consultants, ABA Structural…

Earlier in the year, Phase One and Two of the John Port Spencer Academy Masterplan commenced with the expansion of the car park and the major refurbishment of the academy’s Art + Design Faculty. The car park is an essential strategic step in delivering the masterplan and last week was completed ahead of the pupils returning…

Whilst we have a focus on higher end residential projects and exciting educational projects, we deliver a range of projects for our clients to meet a need and to solve a problem – in this instance the brief  was more about an function and basic need than architectural purity. Thinking buildings recently completed this £1.1…

Fantastic to visit this completed project to expand the capacity and pupil places at Fairford Primary school. This project was completed not long before the Covid outbreak and is now, thankfully, in full use again, which is wonderful to see. This £3.1 million project was provided via the Gloucestershire Country Council framework and was delivered…