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Piberbach Elementary School

category
elementary school | competition
period of time
2021
status
competition proposal
location
Piberbach, Upper Austria

The little flower of Piberbach.

 

In the “House for the Smallest,” the new elementary school, we transferred the intricacy of a blossom into an architectural concept. The heralds of spring well-known and loved by children served as our inspiration. The design was not chosen because we wanted to implement a certain formalism, but rather because a blossom, with its polar arrangement of leaves, perfectly represents the contemporary educational concept of the school as a market square. The school’s compact and clear spatial program allows for a radial clustering of hallways and rooms, a direct implementation of familiar diagrams from specialist literature on school building and contemporary pedagogical concepts. We want to take advantage of this opportunity.

View from the schoolyard

View from the entrance square

View from the schoolyard

Every building material has its strengths. They ought to be utilized accordingly.

 

The ground floor and the gymnasium are designed in conventional solid construction. Reinforced concrete is only used where there is no alternative, i.e. for the floor slabs. The remaining walls are intended as brick constructions. The upper floor of the cluster is designed in a timber-steel hybrid construction. For this purpose, a load-bearing grid of steel columns and timber beams was developed. This structure bears the loads from the roof, thus the rooms on the upper floor can be arranged freely. The facade of the upper floor is planned as a boldly colored, rear-ventilated wooden facade with vertical paneling. The ground floor facade is to be plastered in a natural color.

New educational concepts require new spaces.

 

The market square itself forms the pistil of the little flower. This center also includes the access core with a sweeping seated stand that is lit from above. Not only the individual classrooms are incorporated into the petals of the flower, but also a number of quiet zones to the south-east and south-west of the market square, as well as three jointly usable winter gardens. When the sliding glass elements are fully opened, it is possible to teach outside of the classroom setting in summer, and when closed, they become an additional interior space in winter. External views along with a lot of greenery round off the spatial program atmospherically.

Detail of the school-cluster

Sensible use of space.

 

The polygonal building shape is rotated by 90 degrees, a continuation of the formulation of the upper floor. Larger rooms are located along the edges, shaking off the restrains of the orthogonal shape and allowing for exciting interiors thanks to the inclined facades. The economical use of circulation spaces provides for an open foyer that is not included in the spatial program but was requested by the school. When combined, the foyer, dining hall and group room create a spacious and flexible auditorium that can also be used for smaller events. In this context, the central staircase can act as the necessary grandstand, e.g. for a nativity play at Christmas. A covered path leads to the gym and cloakrooms.

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

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category
elementary school | competition
period of time
2021
status
competition proposal
location
Piberbach, Upper Austria

The little flower of Piberbach.

 

In the “House for the Smallest,” the new elementary school, we transferred the intricacy of a blossom into an architectural concept. The heralds of spring well-known and loved by children served as our inspiration. The design was not chosen because we wanted to implement a certain formalism, but rather because a blossom, with its polar arrangement of leaves, perfectly represents the contemporary educational concept of the school as a market square. The school’s compact and clear spatial program allows for a radial clustering of hallways and rooms, a direct implementation of familiar diagrams from specialist literature on school building and contemporary pedagogical concepts. We want to take advantage of this opportunity.

Elevation from the schoolyard

Elevation from the entrance square

Elevation from the schoolyard

Every building material has its strengths. They ought to be utilized accordingly.

 

The ground floor and the gymnasium are designed in conventional solid construction. Reinforced concrete is only used where there is no alternative, i.e. for the floor slabs. The remaining walls are intended as brick constructions. The upper floor of the cluster is designed in a timber-steel hybrid construction. For this purpose, a load-bearing grid of steel columns and timber beams was developed. This structure bears the loads from the roof, thus the rooms on the upper floor can be arranged freely. The facade of the upper floor is planned as a boldly colored, rear-ventilated wooden facade with vertical paneling. The ground floor facade is to be plastered in a natural color.

Explosion diagram

New educational concepts require new spaces.

 

The market square itself forms the pistil of the little flower. This center also includes the access core with a sweeping seated stand that is lit from above. Not only the individual classrooms are incorporated into the petals of the flower, but also a number of quiet zones to the south-east and south-west of the market square, as well as three jointly usable winter gardens. When the sliding glass elements are fully opened, it is possible to teach outside of the classroom setting in summer, and when closed, they become an additional interior space in winter. External views along with a lot of greenery round off the spatial program atmospherically.

Detail of the school-cluster

Ground floor plan

First floor plan