Forest School Outdoor Classroom Cabin

We have recently completed a job which involves the supply of a bespoke building to be used as a multi-functional, fully enclosed outdoor classroom for forest school activities, as a community hub and for pre-school sessions. As it is sited in a wooded area, our client wanted to have a building which easily blended into this natural environment.

The size of the building is 7m x 4m and is fully clad in cedar and also features a cedar shingle tile roof. As there is a lot of equipment which needs to be stored away, we also built a special lean-to storage facility on the side of the building which also uses the same materials as the main building.

As part of the planning process stipulated that all protective measures should be made to safeguard the surrounding trees, we elected to use a special ground screw foundation system which could also deal with the gradient of the slope that the building was to be sited upon without having to undertake any levelling or landscape work. This is a procedure which involves drilling 12 large screws into the ground at pre-determined levels without the requirement of any concrete having to be poured and without damaging the tree roots.

The client also wanted to have a lot of natural light in the building so we allowed for the wood facing elevation to have windows in all upper sections.

The outdoor classroom internally features an attractive timber ceiling and walls which are a special profiled MDF in white. The classroom is fully insulated throughout so can be used all year round and has a WC/washbasin area. Our client has also added a kitchenette for the preparation of basic meals and hot drinks.

The entire build of the classroom was done in seven working days including the installation of the afore-mentioned groundscrew foundation system.

These type of buildings are all modular so there are a choice of sizes available with a range of external claddings which include cedar, redwood pine and larch. We are also able to provide our unique renewable energy educational system which includes for a wind turbine/solar panel and energy monitoring board with outdoor sockets.

A video of this installation can also been by clicking on the link given below:

Forest school outdoor classroom

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