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ern+ heinzl Architekten . photos: © Stefan Müller

In terms of urban planning, the Kestenholz Primary School is represented by the old building, which is situated along the main street as a typical representative of the symmetrically laid out village schools of the 19th century. After the extension buildings have been dismantled and the new building has been added, this beautiful situation typical of the townscape is to be retained. The project therefore forms a building volume that on the one hand respectfully complements the old building and on the other hand strengthens it in terms of urban development with an appropriately powerful stance. Continue reading ern+ heinzl

ern+ heinzl Architekten . photos: © Stefan Müller

With the new center buildings, the community of Derendingen wants to give itself a new middle ground by incorporating the existing buildings. To integrate the planned usage program into the context, the proposed urban development oscillates between a compact consolidation of all three areas of use (multipurpose hall, school and administration) in favour of generous outdoor spaces and a differentiated form of the structural shell and its surface design as a reference to the surrounding buildings. Due to the vertically structured facades in exposed concrete and glass, the building parts enter into a dialogue with each other and connect the uses into a whole. This vertical level is overlaid with a horizontal principle of order through the offset of the window levels in the base floor and the designation of window pockets. The result is a building structure that offers a dignified and ordering framework for the existing solitary buildings. Because of its urbanistic setting, it forms three squares of different quality. Continue reading ern+ heinzl