We are education specialists designing kind, clever places that help people learn and grow.
We work across every scale, from estate masterplans to interior fit-outs.
We design with school communities,
not for them.
And we live by our values, taking our commitments and responsibilities seriously.
Case study #1
St Christopher’s School
Phased masterplan
St Christopher’s School is an all-girls prep school on a tightly bounded urban site in Hampstead. We were appointed to help the new leadership take a fresh look at their estate and develop a 10-year strategic masterplan to coincide with the school’s 150th anniversary.
A new reception block, phase one of the masterplan, has recently been completed.
Case study #2
Kinderzimmer
Nursery roll-out
We’re helping a German Nursery school brand to enter the UK market and launch a number of sites in London and the South East.
Eight schools have now been delivered, with plans in place for a further forty over the next five years.
Case study #3
Wood Wharf School
Interior Concepts
Personalised Learning is a child-led educational approach that empowers children to decide how they learn, and is the guiding philosophy of the Inspired Learning school group.
Our design of their primary school in Canary Wharf helps deliver on that ethos, promoting creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and social/emotional learning.
Let’s get to work
Our vision is a world where the design of every school sparks courage, compassion and curiosity.
If this gets you fired up, we invite you to book an introductory workshop with the design team.
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Of the 5 or 6 architectural firms that we have worked with in the last 5 years, Kennedy Woods are amongst the very best and I have no hesitation in recommending them to other educational providers.
Mark Dingle
Operations Director
Wishford Education
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We found Chris, Tom and the team to be full of ideas, keep well to the brief, respond to critique constructively and importantly to fit well with our way of thinking and doing things.
Vicky Garner
Director
Living Villages Cook School
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I highly recommend their services to any school seeking innovative and thoughtful architectural solutions.
Paul Neagle
Bursar
St Christopher’s Hampstead
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For a group of franchise CEO’s who rarely have the opportunity to come together, we were a hard group to please. Tom and the team exceeded all expectations.
Emily Vermont
Director
School of Social Entrepreneurs
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I would recommend them to other clients looking for a practice who can apply fresh thinking and dedication to a project.
Neil Kirby
Head of Regeneration
Southwark Council
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Finding architects who understand school needs are rare and I despaired - until I met Tom and Chris. From the beginning, they listened to us and guided us as we created our forward-thinking masterplan and rolled out its first phase.
Sandrine Pailasse
Headteacher
St Christopher’s Hampstead
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Chris and the team are commercially minded and easy to work with - their focus on delivery, fast turnaround times, and willingness to adapt made them a great architecture and design partner for our first 30 sites.
Pete Spencer
Project Manager
N Family Club