Overview

Small Steps, Surrey, UK

Project type: One-off Building
Client: Small Steps
Stage: Completed

Creating a restorative space where children and their families find inspiration, respite and comfort

Located in Richmond, Small Steps is a charity that supports families and children with physical disabilities. It teaches parents how to help their children to do simple everyday tasks such as sitting, standing, eating, talking, drinking that most of us take for granted.

Small Steps received a generous donation, assisting with the purchase of a new building to suit their special teaching needs. The building itself was provided through a thoughtful donation and the entire design team completed the project on a pro bono basis.

Providing a stimulating and inspiring setting, the building has an air of new life and colour providing all the necessary activities and facilities for the needs of the children.

“
For me, one of the best bits about this building is people coming in who have known one of our previous spaces, so they know the journey, the context. And people are blown away with how beautiful and fit-for-purpose it is.
Anita Coppola, Head of Service of Small Steps

Project Delivery

– A new building centre that suits Small Steps’ specialist requirements for the inspiring work they do to support disabled children with disabilities and their families.

– The 414 sqm building consists of three different levels with a central hub designed around socialisation and ‘tea culture’.

– A bright, airy and light-filled double height atrium providing natural daylight, transparency and connection for occupants.

– A new assessment room has enabled the charity to increase their weekly roll from 75 to 95 families a week.

– The building’s staircase embraces colour and lights with two differing banister heights and artwork.

– A variety of facilities, such as sensory features for conductive education which include a variety of different LED-coloured session rooms.

– New flexible office space and dedicated areas for team lunches.

Project type: One-off Building
Client: Small Steps
Stage: Completed
Project Team
Joanna Allen
Joanna Allen
Partner
Back to top ∧