Architecture practice Stride Treglown worked closely with staff and students at the Deaf Academy to design a new campus in Exmouth, UK, with spaces tailored to best suit the needs of Deaf people.

Occupying a site formerly used by Plymouth University, the project involved the construction of a new teaching building and the refurbishment of the adjacent Owen Theatre, the two of which are connected by a glass link bridge.

Stride Treglown's approach was guided by a philosophy known as Reverse Inclusion, where the needs of Deaf and disabled students are used as the starting point for a design with adaptations then made for hearing people.
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