centre and eddington nursery.torey‘s field centre and eddington nurserym community centre, storey‘s field centre and eddington nursery. it is a community centre at the heart of a new community, providing a space where people move into a new development being built in the north of cambridge are going to meet each other and produce a community. of cambridge are going to meet each other and produce a communitym of cambridge are going to meet each other and produce a community. it is a posh village hall. yes, beautiful materials, brick, polished concrete used in a playful way, almost like modelling clay. there is a nursery in the middle of it. the nap room is ina in the middle of it. the nap room is in a special colour. yes, this lilac colour which is apparently a colour that van gough created because it is the most sleep inducing, soporific colour to help all the little babes sleep. a lot of these are very calming buildings. the the sultan nazrin shah centre for example. this isa building nazrin shah centre for examp

with this building, the client wished to create a new focus at the heart of the new community in eddingtonsery, and those two parts of the building are rather different. the community centre is outward engaging, something of the community. the nursery is for children's education, a secure place for play for kids. with a building of two parts, we've worked carefully to balance the nature of the architecture. with the nursery, we've created moon gates, portal windows, the sunburst grill. all of these are highly crafted elements made from brick, made from metal, made from timber. as we move through the building, then, into the main hall of the community centre, there is more of a sense of gravitas. we see this as a room that might suit a wedding or a memorial service, so we're balancing the different uses through the articulation of the architecture. the spaces that we see around us are, for the most part, very elegant and refined. and what i really enjoy are the occasional moments when that's interrupted and there is a delight. when you walk into a nursery classroom and you see a triangle, a

eddington nursery in cambridge. welcome to you both. sarah, how impressed were you with that?this building really demonstrates the vital role architecture can play in building communities. it is a fantastic shared space, it brings together different generations. i think what is special about it is that the committee were really involved in the building from the very outset so it really meets their needs and desires. to what extent? that can mean speaking to a few people or it can bea mean speaking to a few people or it can be a sirius attempt to reach out so what did they do? the master plan for east cambridge is an entirely new plan for the city so they four months speaking to people who live there, current residents, speaking and asking what they wanted from the shared space. what came out of that was they wanted a place where their kids could go to nursery but a shared space also for concerts, exercise spaces, really somewhere to bea exercise spaces, really somewhere to be a focal point for the community. william, do you think this is a good example of what a building of th

with this building, the client wished to create a new focus at the heart of the new community in eddington of the building are rather different. the community centre is outward engaging, something of the community. the nursery is for children's education, a secure place for play for kids. with a building of two parts, we've worked carefully to balance the nature of the architecture. with the nursery, we've created moon gates, portal windows, the sunburst grill. all of these are highly crafted elements made from brick, made from metal, made from timber. as we move through the building, then, into the main hall of the community centre, there is more of a sense of gravitas. we see this as a room that might suit a wedding or a memorial service, so we're balancing the different uses through the articulation of the architecture. the spaces that we see around us are, for the most part, very elegant and refined. and what i really enjoy are the occasional moments when that's interrupted and there is a delight. when you walk into a nursery classroom and you see a triangle, a square and a circle on t

with this building, the client wished to create a new focus at the heart of the new community in eddingtoncture. with the nursery, we've created moon gates, portal windows, the sunburst grill. all of these are highly crafted elements made from brick, made from metal, made from timber. as we move through the building, then, into the main hall of the community centre, there is more of a sense of gravitas. we see this as a room that might suit a wedding or a memorial service, so we're balancing the different uses through the articulation of the architecture. the spaces that we see around us are, for the most part, very elegant and refined. and what i really enjoy are the occasional moments when that's interrupted and there is a delight. when you walk into a nursery classroom and you see a triangle, a square and a circle on the wall or a constellation of windows or a very, very elegant staircase in the main hall that actually creates wonder and excitement while you're in the spaces. it's amazing. we feel really lucky being able to live in this place and have such an amazing community centre. w