With its distinctive silhouette, the new school building is clearly recognizable as a public building and functions as a hybrid space, open to the local community in addition to its primary use for the children. Meeting the current spatial requirements of the education system, it also provides added value for the community. An existing basement serves as the foundation for the lightweight structure that expands over it.
The only part of the existing house worth preserving was the basement. This concrete structure, featuring a garage door and a window, needed only to be slightly modified to accommodate all rooms that don't require natural light. Pieces of the ceiling were cut out to heighten the rooms, and two additional openings were cut into the west-facing exterior wall to connect the existing spaces to the new main room.
The only part of the existing house worth preserving was the basement. This concrete structure, featuring a garage door and a window, needed only to be slightly modified to accommodate all rooms that don't require natural light. Pieces of the ceiling were cut out to heighten the rooms, and two additional openings were cut into the west-facing exterior wall to connect the existing spaces to the new main room.
The only part of the existing house worth preserving was the basement. This concrete structure, featuring a garage door and a window, needed only to be slightly modified to accommodate all rooms that don't require natural light. Pieces of the ceiling were cut out to heighten the rooms, and two additional openings were cut into the west-facing exterior wall to connect the existing spaces to the new main room.
The only part of the existing house worth preserving was the basement. This concrete structure, featuring a garage door and a window, needed only to be slightly modified to accommodate all rooms that don't require natural light. Pieces of the ceiling were cut out to heighten the rooms, and two additional openings were cut into the west-facing exterior wall to connect the existing spaces to the new main room.