Southbank International School

THE AIM

As the first school in the UK to be approved for all three IB Programmes, Southbank has flourished from its humble beginnings in London’s South Bank with just a few dozen students and is now a renowned multi-campus institution in the heart of London.

As a result of its success, expansion of its campus was essential to accommodate growing numbers, hence the opening of Cleveland Street in September 2018, allowing an additional 200 students, aged between 11 to 19 years old, to benefit from the IB experience.

THE SOLUTION

Spread over six floors, the expansion is an inspiring, state-of-the-art learning environment which has been created with input from students and teachers. Their ideas have come together and created an inspiring environment to help them learn and develop including, living moss walls to bring nature indoors and calming colour schemes.

The new campus also offers IB students the use of specialised classrooms, a large common space on the top floor, study and learning pods and a design technology lab in the basement.

To assist with improved air quality and a reduction in sound impact levels the use of carpet was required in a number of classrooms, corridors and communal break-out areas. Wright and Groom Interior Design house managed the project and selected two products from danfloor’s Nordform Collection; Classic XL; a high-performing flat woven product and Eco Weave; a broadloom Nylon carpet with exceptional environmental features.