Educational
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about educational
Project • By ATI Project • Nurseries
Kindergarten ''Capuana''
Florence / Italy / 2012-14 / Client Florence City Council
The project stems from the necessity of upgrading an old school building containing asbestos. The philosophy of the project is combined with the demands of the city of Florence, which required an energy self-sufficient school and an educational environment able to instill in children motor skills and sense of autonomy while teaching the values of life and respect for nature. The project involves the demolition of the old building and the construction of a new timber structure with very low energy consumption and highly earthquake resistant, focusing on the educational role of architecture and spaces. The school was entirely realized according to the principles of green building, a... More
Project • By MSR Design (Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.) • Information Centres
Three Rivers Park District Eastman Nature Center
Three Rivers Park District’s goal for the new Eastman Nature Center is to create a stimulating learning environment that heightens the awareness of nature in a highly sustainable building.
The design integrates site, building, and exhibit design in order to create a holistic visitor experience in the forest. A long south facing glass facade brings in light, passive solar energy, and extends the exterior paths through the building from the understory on one end to the tree canopy on the other. An active solar array and a geothermal-based heating and cooling system provide much of the energy needs. Operable windows provide ventilation and bring in the sounds and smells of the forest. Roof water feeds a pond to draw birds and animals for... More
Project • By rudy uytenhaak + partners architecten • Universities
FNWI University of Amsterdam
‘Open and connected’
The new building for the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam, the first phase of which was delivered at the beginning of this year, is the product of a unique collaboration between three architecture bureaus. We were responsible for the design of the building’s central section, which houses a variety of public, educational and office functions: an entrance hall, bar/café, restaurant, auditorium, lecture theatres, observatories, offices and other facilities.
Construction concept
The main volume is raised up on columns, creating an interweaving of public space with the building. Visitors enter the heart of the building – the central hall – via one of the two inner courtyards. While the lower two sto... More
Project • By Hunter Douglas Architectural • Universities
Kantonschule
What may look like baguettes are actually NBK TERRART® Solid elements installed lying on their sides to create the visual impression of rods or tubes. Positioned at varying distances, when viewed from further away the light terracotta strips resemble a stack of logs or tree rings; however, on closer inspection they reveal themselves to be an open structure that allows the viewer to see the load supporting profiles and the dark skin of the facade. The three-dimensional design creates amazing impressions throughout the changing seasons, with nature fleshing out the creative design with additional meaning. More
Project • By JJW Architects • Primary Schools
THE SCHOOL IN SYDHAVNEN
A NEW PROFILE SCHOOL IN THE HARBOUR OF COPENHAGEN
In The School in Sydhavnen – Skolen I Sydhavnen - JJW Architects invite the city into the school and connects the school with the city, while utilizing the harbour location by using the water as an extra classroom. At the same time varied spaces create numerous, different scale gathering opportunities for pupils – from the overall school assembly to intimate learning sessions between two classmates.
When JJW Architects won the architectural competition there were some newly build apartments and office facilities in this new part of Sydhavnen – and old part of Copenhagens Harbour that is currently being developed into a new mix-use quarter. But the new Sydhavnen lacked an assembling... More
Project • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Universities
10 DESIGN | Queen Margaret Univeristy
Sustainability is at the heart of Queen Margaret University’s new RE: Locate campus project. The main building and the combined students’ union and sports centre achieved an ‘excellent’ BREEAM rating. At the time of its assessment, RE:Locate was the highest scoring university project in the UK. The campus is on sustainable parkland and aims to have as low a carbon footprint as possible and be a model of biodiversity. All materials were chosen for suitability, sustainability and durability and 10,000 square metres of Marmoleum were installed in the main campus building and in student accommodation. More
Project • By idesignproject • Primary Schools
1st Primary School "Ag. Pavlos" with closed gym at Municipality Neapolis-Sikes
The present study participated in an architectural contest for the design of the 1st primary school "Ag. Pavlos" with closed gym at Neapolis-Sikes, Thessaloniki. Emphasis was given on designing a friendly and accessible establishment which would assist the children to adjust more easily to the scholar environmental and schedule.
The school building is harmonically adjusted to the natural entourage, as it follows the terrain and takes full advantage of the slopes to create different levels and ensure the best view to the city. The handball court is partially put under the surface to avoid the deterioration of school aesthetic. Special attention was paid to the orientation of the classrooms and the basics principles of bioclimatic design.
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Project • By rudy uytenhaak + partners architecten • Laboratories
Life Science Faculty University of Groningen
The new Life Science Faculty for the University of Groningen supports the strategy of transforming the somewhat technocratic 1970’s Zernike complex into a landmark: a true campus of individual buildings in a strongly green setting.
The building is evocative of biological phenomena. It could be described as a helix raised up in the form of a Z, or as the silhouette of a body in a graceful pose. Viewed at the detailed level, body parts – arms, legs, abdomen, eyes and ears – represent specialisations. As regards mass and appearance, it was important to maximise the open sightlines above ground level, and to put the mass demanded by the building’s functionality into perspective with its surroundings. The camouflage strategy, with green outer w... More
Project • By Knauf Danoline • Libraries
Regional Archives
When the new Archives départementales du Rhône (Regional Archives of Rhône) in Lyon was commissioned to be designed, the architects behind the project took a distinctively modern approach.
The architects designed the foyers and public areas of the building to be as spacious as possible, whilst flooding them with natural light to brighten them up and create an airy environment. However, large open spaces such as these, always pose a big problem when it comes to acoustic comfort; and acoustic comfort was an absolute top priority in these areas, as visitors either required silence to read or study or optimal acoustics when the areas were to be used for lectures.
It was important to find the right acoustic balance for the various purpos... More
Project • By Knauf Danoline • Primary Schools
Butzbach Schrenzer School
A school’s gymnasiums must provide a safe and comfortable environment for children to play and develop in. The choice of acoustic ceiling materials is therefore of vital importance. The materials must absorb sound and spread light in the gymnasium, and at the same time they must be safe enough to withstand impact.
Contrapanel ceiling and wall lining meets all these requirements. Within its robust gypsum core and foil-covered surface, Contrapanel is designed to meet the toughest requirements for impact resistance in accordance with DIN 18 032 (EN 13 964). The round perforations provide excellent sound absorption while the white surface ensures a pleasant light spreading in the gymnasium. More
Project • By Forbo Flooring Systems • Primary Schools
Noorderbreedte
Noorderbreedte is an unique, beautiful and very broad new school
The newly built community school Noorderbreedte Diemen is very broad. It employs a total of six institutions for education, care and development of children. The building also has a function as a meeting place for the neighbourhood. Noorderbreedte is furthermore very durable with thermal storage, Marmoleum on the floor and heat-insulating glass. On top the school is beautifully designed by Leijh, Kappelhoff, Seckel en Van den Dobbelsteen (LKSVDD) and Reitsema & Partners architects, with lots of wood, glass, light, space and a beautiful 'lookout' expansion.
The idea of a community school - and therefore of the new building in Diemen North - is that a school serves not on... More
Project • By (designed by) Erick van Egeraat • Universities
A.A. Hijmans van den Bergh building Utrecht University
This new faculty building for the Academic Biomedical Cluster (ABC) at Utrecht University responds to a 1995 master plan by OMA. The university sought a modest, intelligent and sustainable building to make optimal use of a deep, south-facing site. The new building forms the corner of the existing Academic Hospital. The building successfully strengthens the existing entrance of the hospital and establishes an independent identity within the complex and the campus. It has three parts: offices, classrooms with individual workspaces (study landscapes) and a restaurant. In both the office and education areas, flexible environments provide for different teaching scenarios including traditional lectures, group work and individual research.
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Project • By Si-X • Secondary Schools
Ezinge
For the education park Ezinge, designed by Atelier PRO architekten, Driessen + Van Deijne made a design of digitally printed glass. The facades, with the dimensions 11 x 21 meter and 18 x 21 meter, opposed to each other, accompany a centrally positioned rising ‘tower’.
This part of the building is at the heart of a field, a location for ‘CKV’ subjects, as fine arts, design, music and theatre.
Creativity and imagination play a key role in the vision on education within the school community of Ezinge.
The education philosophy, the function and the location were leading for the designed plan Driessen + Van Deijne made.
Both glass facades feature a strong related but unique image.
The intriguing image is not easy accessible for... More
Project • By Hunter Douglas Architectural • Universities
L’École Centrale de Lyon
L’École Centrale de Lyon founded in 1857 and located near Écully Lyon is a University for engineering design. The aging restaurant in the school required renovation. This design mission was given to Sylvain ROUBAUD of cabinet JADE Architects in Villeurbanne with the aim of creating a warm and friendly environment. For this space with high ceilings the architect selected wood as the material choice for the ceiling as well as for the imposing wall on the mezzanine which creates the impression of a wooden cube. Using only a minimum amount of lighting fixtures and other elements in the ceiling the rich atmosphere of the design is preserved. The contribution of light through large bay windows provides a pleasant and relaxing atmosphere for the s... More
Project • By Hunter Douglas Architectural • Universities
CAH University of Applied Science
The new CAH Vilentum agriculture graduate school represents the actual integration of countryside and urban life and the important role of the green industry in today’s society. This school is integrated in a glass greenhouse (height: 16 meters) equipped with a highly innovative climate control system. This system causes the whole design to achieve a high performance level of sustainability, both in terms of energy consumption, materials and residues as in the field of social climate. The 2,275 m2 warm wood façade panels by Hunter Douglas contrast with the cool glass. By combining three different wood species (American ash wood, South-American cambara and Asian merbau) with varying thickness and mixed light and dark Shades create a special... More