St Christopher's

Engagement-led masterplan and reception block transformation for an all-girls' prep school in North London.

  • St Christopher’s is an all-girls prep school on a tightly bound 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.

    We created a programme of engagement activities with staff, pupils and parents to deep-dive into the school’s culture, ethos and operations, and coupled this with a forensic analysis of the site.

    As part of our mission to make design education more inclusive, accessible and engaging, we welcomed fifty pupils from St Christopher’s to our Peckham studio for an all-day workshop with the team.

    We’ve helped implement the first phase of the masterplan - extending and reimagining their reception year block classrooms and playground.

Sandrine Paillasse
Headteacher at St Christopher's, Hampstead.

Animated scene of an architect working at a large studio desk surrounded by design sketches, presentation boards, architectural models, and creative workspace materials in a contemporary office setting.
Two people working together on a project at a table, arranging paper plan comments with colored dots and handwritten notes.
Two people working together on a project at a table, arranging paper plan comments with colored dots and handwritten notes.
Bright early years classroom interior with pastel green storage walls, child-sized timber furniture, and terrazzo-style splashback designed for a calm and pupil-centred learning environment.
Timber-clad early years school building with open classroom doors connecting indoor learning spaces to a covered outdoor play area designed for pupil wellbeing and flexible learning.
Early years classroom with timber-framed glazing and direct access to an outdoor play area featuring natural timber play equipment and covered learning spaces.
School classroom interior with open timber-framed doors leading to a natural play courtyard featuring timber planting beds, outdoor learning areas, and child-centred landscape design.
Animated scene of school children visiting a contemporary architecture and design studio, exploring computer workstations and creative workspace environments alongside architects and designers.
Outdoor billboard campaign for St Christopher’s Hampstead featuring two smiling children in school uniform alongside bold typography promoting curiosity, displayed on a brick wall in a leafy urban setting.
Graphic featuring the “Forever Curious” school learning campaign slogan over a library background with a pupil and bookshelves, promoting curiosity and lifelong learning in education environments.
Close-up detail of an embroidered school logo on a dark green uniform sweatshirt, highlighting school identity and branding within an educational setting.