Halton Lodge Primary School, Runcorn

Brief

Halton Lodge Primary School sought an innovative and engaging design for the thoroughfare of their school. They wanted to create a library that fostered group work, solitary reading, and research, placing reading at the very heart of their school. The proactive staff at Halton Lodge collaborated extensively with StoryScape, meeting several times to discuss requirements, establish protocols, and outline the project timeline. This close partnership ensured that StoryScape maximised the available space with conceptual ideas the staff loved, achieving all their design goals.

Solution

Through detailed consultations between StoryScape and Halton Lodge Primary School, themed zones were designed to align with the school’s year groups, ranging from Reception to Year 6. The themes included:

• Fairytale
• Woodland
• Geography
• History
• Science

StoryScape provided layout drawings and 3D visualizations that allowed the staff to experiment with various colors and woodgrains, ensuring the five new zones complemented each other perfectly. The use of graphics created engaging talking points for breakout lessons and brought the entire project to life.

A brand-new carpet installation by StoryScape refreshed the space and highlighted the zone coloring. The school now boasts five distinct library areas in one, offering breakout spaces, group study rooms, individual reading areas, and event spaces, all created with a variety of soft seating and two IT spaces.

The new design by StoryScape delighted the school, promising to inspire literacy and learning for years to come!