This school project for the expansion of Het Laerhof elementary school came about after a competition won. An existing school environment, equipped with several dated pavilions and temporary classrooms, needed to be transformed and supplemented with a sports hall for extracurricular use. Continue reading Areal Architecten
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The plot was defined by four former gendarmerie houses that had to be demolished and is located in the Albertstraat in Beerse. The street profile is dominated by the car: garage doors, painted parking spaces on the street, carports and transverse parking spaces. Continue reading Areal Architecten
The new volume for preschool and primary school students will be provided with a continuous skin with differentiated facade openings. The aim is to make the appearance of the new, innovative school not rigid, but fun and dynamic. The facades must literally connect the open program and must approve the variable use within the building. The different dimensions and heights of the facade openings are matched to the desired atmosphere and the intended use in the spaces behind (lower windows for the youngest children, facade openings at railing height in the work niches, large window openings where a wide view is available…). The sheet material in blue color gives the new volumes a fresh look and provides the necessary contrast with the existing, massive buildings on the site. Continue reading Areal Architecten
