is part of the school infrastructure investment program ‘scholen van morgen’
which replaced existing pavilions and container classrooms
the building concept combines urban planning
planomatic considered the surrounding streets and how the campus would engage with its neighboring lots
they located the building along the street
making the campus a safe and easy place to supervise
while leaving the possibility of future developments towards the back of the site
making way for extensions of the public domain
while defining the playgrounds on the school property
viewing lines into the interior of the site and the modest building heights contribute to its integration into its environment
offers most classrooms a favorable east or west exposure
which allowed the architects to place a building oriented to both sides
facilitating the distribution of traffic on two streets
acts as a ‘showcase’ towards the outside
the cafeteria and the parking connect seamlessly with the buildings
providing an optimal spatial organization for the campus
the internal circulation spaces contribute to the creation of a pleasant learning environment
and pops of yellow orient students and guests throughout the school
the building sits as a solid mass with rather closed facades of white-washed brick
some parts of the facades are altered by openings with a rhythmic succession of precast white concrete elements
the entrances are indicated by cut-outs in the volume and clad with bright yellow panels
the large overhang of one of the wings of the building marks the entrance to the primary section
and the main entrance to the entire campus
this singular gesture contributes to the dynamic character of the ensemble
the site plan was designed in collaboration with benoit fondu landscape architects
some building masses float over the ground
letting light and circulation into the volumes
and providing open courtyard spaces within the buildings
this also enables the integration of landscape and connection to the exterior and the extending city
the school’s location paired with the formal organization provides an ideal learning environment
architects: planomatic + radermacher & schoffers architecten
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