For those who have disabilities, be those mental or physical, the prospect of using public transport can be a daunting but often necessary one.
The newly-constructed £17 million Reach Free School has created classrooms for 840 secondary level students in a cutting-edge environment. Architect ADP’s concept for the school was an open plan space with multiple connections to the various floors. This meant the potential for noise and reverberation throughout the school was quite high. The Reach Free School specified vinyl flooring rather than carpet for its resiliency and low maintenance. It was also important for the school that the flooring provided comfort underfoot where reducing noise throughout the new building was a priority.