Gerrit Komrij College
- Location
- Winterswijk, The Netherlands
- Client
- Municipality of Winterswijk
- Expertise
- Architecture
- Completion
- 2012
- Cost
- €21m
The three schools are organised as learning arcs with the in-between spaces as important as the teaching areas, showcasing the buzz of learning.
The design responds to the microclimate, shaping the piazza to relate to the sunny afternoon aspect, encouraging extended use and social gathering. The ground floor is occupied by the vocational learning departments, adding activity and excitement for all visitors to see. A wooden-clad teaching hub hanging in the heartspace contains the specialised teaching facilities, theatre and library. The scheme also includes a sports building with two main halls, one for use by the school and the other for use by the community.
The project has created a new beacon within a proposed cultural quarter, bring together three disparate education establishments all with differing educational needs, that can house 1400 pupils.A school without corridors encourages good behaviour and enhances security the school nurtures its relationship with the community by a covered outdoor social heartspace complemented by a new public route.