The whole building is clad in 5x5cm white mosaic tiles, with the exception of the first floor. Here, coloured glass and coloured epoxy floor material are applied. Each user has been given a different colour highlight on the internal walls and ceilings. The variation makes each part of the program identifiable from the exterior and breaks up the scale of the building. Together the colours form a childlike and fresh palette of the typical English “Liquorice all sorts”.

The sports hall, which may not have direct daylight (a black box) has been placed in the centre of the complex and forms a central hall. Since it is a requirement by law that toddlers should have direct access to outdoor spaces, the crèches are situated on the ground floor and wrap around the sports hall. The floor above is the middle element of the building and accommodates the public and shared spaces: the community centre, restaurant, after-school activities, sports hall tribunes and a theatre. This is the most important floor – an exchange space for the different users and public – and has been given optimum access by internal staircases and a large, external walkway. This can be accessed from the ground by three large staircases and a long ramp.