One of the first alterations that pupils of the Imagine Montessori Primary School wanted to make to their brand new building was to convert a concrete pillar supporting an outdoor stairway into a climbing wall. They designed and built it themselves, attaching wood panelling with climbing grips to the pillar, while at the same time outfitting a low, leftover space beneath the stairs as a chill-out zone now nicknamed 'the cave'. The story repeats indoors, where hidden spaces and out-of-the-way corners appear to be appropriated - domesticated with children's furniture and educational toys.
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