Urswick School

High-quality outdoor spaces and sports facilities closely linked to this new secondary school

Location: Hackney, London

Client: Hackney Free and Parochial CofE School

Architect: Avanti Architects

Awards:

Hackney Design Awards – People’s Choice Winner

NLA Awards – Highly Commended

Civic Trust Awards – Highly Commended

Although constrained by a challenging inner-city site, this sports specialism secondary school for 750 pupils provides a range of outdoor amenity spaces for different age groups, together with sports pitches. The paving materials, planting themes and sculptural seating help unify the series of spaces around the buildings.