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Childrens centre and school administration block

This project was designed for childrens centre and school administration block, where children can participate meaningfully in the formation of their own learning environments. At Cowley St Laurence Primary School in north-west London, WHAT_architecture wanted the users of the building - children, parents, staff - to be involved in the design and construction of a new school building. This project earned many awards.
The ambition of the project had to motivate children. It was decided to attempt something never previously achieved anywhere in the world - to build a permanent building using one million LEGO® bricks - and in doing so the project would inspire children to believe that anything is possible through...
Childrens centre and school administration block
LEGO® was used as a tool because everyone knows how to use it and thus provides a design democracy. Lego allows for quick, playful and educational experimentation: we are all architects! By abandoning 2D drawing for 3D modeling, the new building’s overall design readily sprang into shape: a...
Childrens centre and school administration block
LEGO® has for long held a popular fascination for its creative potential, yet its merit as an architetural treatment remains unexplored. Making a building out of LEGO® is after all not easy as it is not recognised as a compliant building material: it requires anti-grafitti, flame retardant, UV...
Childrens centre and school administration block
Taking ‘LEGOfication’ a step further, WHAT Architecture along with LEGOland UK will be inviting the users of the building to get creative and design their own fasade which will then be ‘LEGOlised’ into a buildable fasade. The product? An educational entrance celebrating children’s design and...
Childrens centre and school administration block
“I am a Millionaire,
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Backyard view.
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Revolutionising the design development process into three simple steps; Draw! Build! Architecture! LEGO forms not just a toy, sculpture or artwork, but an inhabitable building. A perfect symbiosis between material and use, LEGO is portrayed as the building blocks of the future.
Childrens centre and school administration block
Work in process.
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Kitchen unit.
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block
Childrens centre and school administration block