Bedales School, founded by John Badley in 1893, was unusual at the time with its forward thinking ethos, focusing on a child's life, ie head, hand and heart. This ethos still envelopesthe school today, not only through its teaching methods, but through the environment it creates for its students.
Central to this is the building and the atmosphere it creates through architectural design together with products and systems which meet the required criteria for aesthetics, suitability, sustainability, natural light, natural ventilation and its impact on the environment. The VITRAL roof glazing system plays a fundamental part in delivering this criteria.

'Driven by environmental issues, natural light and ventilation were very important in our design. With a clear and clean design, VITRAL roof glazing has opening panels without extra frames; this maximises the above requirement. The system was therefore fundamental in our design from the initial concept.'

Giovanni Bonfanti - Associate Architect - Walters and Cohen