Primary schools

DRAW Collective led a very interactive District-wide study for the Franklin Regional School District seeking long and short term solutions to address the facility needs for their educational program. With the study complete, work transitioned to the design of a new two-building primary campus on the District’s Sloan property. The Study included an assessment of each of their five school buildings, the grade-level groupings, a demographics analysis, and work sessions and tours with various administrative teams to understand the needs and goals for the District. Multiple options were identified and explored, including combinations of building renovations, consolidation, and new facilities. The selected option to improve the elementary... More

Alyth Primary in Perthshire has undergone an £8.9 million transformation to unite the nursery, primary and community areas and create a protected external learning space. The principle of ‘shared learning’ is at the heart of the project and this is realised using open-plan classrooms, break-out areas and a terrace which extends from the first-floor library to overlook the central courtyard. To ensure this ambitious layout works acoustically, HERADESIGN® and THERMATEX® ceilings from Knauf AMF are installed throughout to achieve the standards required by BB93 Acoustic Design of Schools.An extension to the listed Victorian building is designed with large windows to accentuate the use of light. The natural materials used in the interior design... More

The new Les Trèfles primary school in Anderlecht, Belgium seamlessly blends educational innovation, sustainable design, and attractive architecture. The exceptional design, by architectural firm Árter of Brussels, was therefore selected for the ‘Exemplary Buildings 2012’ call for projects of the public authority Brussels Environment-IBGE/BIM. The school, which accommodates 750 children from ages 4 to 12, consists of four partially overlapping circles connected by wide walkways and an adjacent gymnasium. The three largest circles have classrooms in the 'skin' and sheltered round playgrounds in an open core. A two storey circular building provides the entrance, technical areas and a caretaker’s lodge. A new kind of primary schoo... More

Children’s Campus Zuidas accommodates a primary school, day-care centre, after-school care facilities and sports hall. Fact Architects and Hund Falk Architecten jointly designed this light and airy, spacious school with a vibrant heart. An open structure of raw wood components in steel frames has been placed in front of robust external walls with large aluminium windows and sheet material. The building was constructed in phases, with a section of it being moved on the site. The architects designed the building as such that children of consecutive ages can come in contact with each other in a natural way. Glass walls and a big vide (open space) with glass roof allow lots of natural light to enter the central space. The school has a cle... More

Rivierenbuurt, The Hague 2010–2014 August 2015 marked the start of the first school year for the Brede Buurtschool Plus O3, a new building designed by architects Christina Kaiser and Dorte Kristensen from architectural firm Atelier PRO. This is not just a school – it is the heart of the Rivierenbuurt neighbourhood in The Hague. Located on the attractive Deltaplantsoen square, it was designed for the young and old in the community. The name Plus O3 refers to development, discovery and meeting, all words that start with an O in Dutch (ontwikkelen, ontdekken, ontmoeten). The building is located in one of the districts bordering on the centre of the city. It comprises the Jan van Nassau primary school (SCOH), the DAK child care centre, w... More

Musa is the first new project in revitalising the former harbour area the Pols in Rotterdam. The multifunctional building houses two secondary schools, a sports hall, neighbourhood facilities, an underground car park, and 135 social housing apartments. New life at the harbour The Pols is the harbour area connecting the Kop van Zuid and the peninsula Katendrecht. The architectural challenge was designing a fitting image within the urban settings, yet at the same time creating a friendly and inviting building for living, sports and education. As a prelude to the reconstruction of the area, Musa makes a powerful statement that absorbs all influences from its surroundings. Robust and though at the level of urban development, inviting fro... More

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