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We design kind, clever places to help people learn and grow.

Work with us to:

Uncover surprising ways to improve your school estate.

Design specialist facilities to stay competitive.

Develop a visionary masterplan for your school.

Scale up sustainably as a multi-site education group. 

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Ongoing projects

Kinderzimmer Nursery Group 

Bringing one of Germany’s leading education providers to London, and helping them scale to a multi-site

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St Christopher's Masterplan

Engagement-led masterplan for a girls school in Hampstead.

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N Family Club Nurseries

Helping a start-up establish their design identity and strategy to grow from 1 - 30 sites and be awarded best quality group operator.

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St David's School Expansion

Strategic masterplan and architectural development for a growing school in South London.

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ARKA Learning

Interior identity and roll-out strategy for high street tutoring service.

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Old Bank Nusery

Converting a Grade II Listed former Bank into a Nursery setting.

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Low Carbon School

A new-build school on a constrained backland site in East London.

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In The Making

Design education should be inclusive and engaging.

Learn how we inspire children to discover the world of design, in partnership with …

design education for all

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Studio news

N Family Club named
Number One.

In four years, we’ve helped N Family Club go from a single site, to opening 19 schools and topping the Nursery Chains Ofsted Leaderboard.

Read our case-study to see how our design strategy continues to support their growth.

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Sports hall submitted for planning.

Underlying the clean, economical form of this sports hall for St Faith’s prep school near Canterbury is a carefully detailed scheme designed to get the most from simple, utilitarian materials. Stay tuned for updates as the project progresses.

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Wallpaper* celebrates
B Corp studios.

In a recent article about the B Corp architecture studios dedicated to positive change, Wallpaper* Magazine wrote:

Kennedy Woods was the first UK-based architecture practice to be fully B Corp accredited and has been leading the way for other firms to follow ever since.”

The story goes on to quote Tom Woods:

“The B Corp badge is a third-party gold standard for ethical business practice and a constant reminder for us to keep striving to improve our practice.”

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Designs developed for Canary Wharf school

On the boards is a primary school in Canary Wharf whose design supports the client's Personalised Learning approach, which enables children to decide how they learn.

Characterful, dynamic spaces establish a strong identity that encourages creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and SEL. The flexible layout, with STEAM labs at the center of each floor, enables teachers and students to freely expand out, and find ways of learning that suit them.

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