Project Description

The Forest School idea is very potent concept
around a theory that whatever children can do
inside they can also do outside. Ecclesall
woods, the ancient woodland within the city
boundary has an old Sawmill site. The site
has exciting new plans for developing a centre
for innovative use of timber and has a number
of small businesses and enterprises already on
the site. At the moment the Forest School site
has outdoor play area and a teepee. They
would like to develop a “structure” to allow for
some additional facilities – to be decided but
most likely an “outside classroom” and the
aim is to build the project.

Sunday 19 October 2008

Progress?

Over the last week we have been going round and round the circle of design and back to the start so many times, but I now get the feeling that it is starting to pay off. The project is complicated in so many ways, mostly because of the wood which we have available, and the limitation on our own timber skills.

We hope to begin construction on our currently unfinished design this week, and create the project through more of a 'design and build' method. Keep checking this blog for pictures of our hopefully health and safety conscious construction phase. For now, i'll upload some photos of the site as it stands at the moment...

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