Last week, Architect Richard Collins and Architectural Assistant Angela Sheppard attended the ground-breaking of Ysgol Cynefin in Llanrumney, Cardiff.
The new school heralds a radical transformation of additional learning needs provision in Cardiff.
Built on two separate sites, each accommodating 36 key stage two pupils, addressing the growing demand for educational spaces in Cardiff. The brand-new schools have been meticulously designed to foster an optimal learning environment, including ideal special adjacencies, secure connections, and essential requirements.
Formerly the Court School the new name Ysgol Cynefin translates to habitat school, chosen by the school and key stakeholders to encompass the relationship between people and the natural world, and how connecting people to surroundings can shape a sense of identity and wellbeing.
The new school will seek to support pupils who face challenges in terms of emotional health and wellbeing, it heralds a radical transformation of additional learning needs provision in Cardiff.
Gareth Woodfin Cardiff Studio Director said “It has been a great privilege for HLM Architects to be part of the collaborative team in delivering this much needed new facility for Cardiff. Our local team have acquired a huge amount of experience and expertise in designing and delivering specialist educational environments over the last 15 years and we very much look forward to handing over the schools next year; which will vastly improve the wellbeing of the pupils, staff and the wider communities”.
