Redesigning a secondary schoolyard is lead by the students’ current use, their needs, their ideas, and dreamed atmosphere.
Together with Studio SOMA we have designed according to all input given by students and teachers: A square that feels safe for all children, which encourages both boys and girls to move, invites all to chill out, enables all students to vent their frustrations by jumping/ pulling-up/ boxing to a punchball, a square to have outdoor lessons, repair bikes and cars, and to relax with friends. These functions have been combined in s square in which we have partly ‘folded up’ in order to create a slope inviting for running, safe seating corners. We have added more biodiverse greenery and a grid of trees for more coolness in summer, and fewer puddles in autumn. Your students lead; we design!