School in Brugg, Switzerland
documentation p. 1348 - 1352Architect Adrian Meyer und Partner | Burkard, Urs | Structural Engineer M. Grenacher und Partner |
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Ground floor plan 1:1000
Lower floor plan 1:1000
Section through roof light in play deck 1:20
Section through roof light over staircases 1:20
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Site plan 1:3500
Upper floor plan 1:1000
Ground floor plan 1:1000
Lower floor plan 1:1000
Section through roof light in play deck 1:20
Section through roof light over staircases 1:20
Sections 1:1000
Site plan 1:3500
Upper floor plan 1:1000
The long exposed-concrete façade of the school forms a calm visual contrast to the nearby forest. On the opposite face is a single-storey tract with a glazed façade. The flat roof of this tract is used as a recreational area and continues into the glazed entrance zone at the same level. The over 100-metre-long double-skin concrete wall was designed without expansion joints. To avoid cracking, two 2 m wide “shrinkage lanes” were formed over the full height. They were left open for two months and then filled with insitu concrete with a low water-cement ratio and with special shrinkage reinforcement. This form of construction meant that stabilizing, load-bearing internal walls were not necessary, thus allowing a greater flexibility in the layout.
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