The Blue Coat School
Our design at Bluecoat School dramatically transformed a tired and dated dining room.
Balancing student-friendly style with external event appeal
The client wanted a stylish and modern look, so the venue had the wow-factor to attract external bookings, whilst also remaining child friendly to appeal to the students.
Opening up the space for light, flow and flexibility
To give more space we opened up the wall between the kitchen and dining room and the overall feel was dramatically improved by forming three new glazed doors out to the courtyard and gardens.
Mobile counters and smart layouts for multi-use potential
Central serving counters now allow for the customers to easily move around the facility, reducing the need for long queues.
Lighting, colour and community-driven design
LED mood lighting is strategically positioned to showcase the food and a splash of colour in the furniture, set amongst natural flooring and neutral wall colours creates a fun, child-friendly dining environment. Pupils sit on long tables which gives a sense of community and develops social dining skills. The serving counters are all mobile which enables them to be removed from the room when space is required for functions.
A future-proof kitchen to match a forward-thinking school
When designing the kitchen, the aim was to create a more modern and functional place to work. All the existing cold rooms were stripped out and replaced with modern bespoke units with remote compressors and relocated from the main kitchen to a previously unused storeroom.
Reconfiguring layout and equipment for a more efficient workflow
We redesigned and relocated the main cooking island to create a more ergonomic workflow with updated equipment to improve efficiency.
