Roman Sigrist Architektur
Trachslau schoolhouse
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education buildings
Place
Trachslau, Switzerland
Studio
Photos
Gauch & Schwartz
Description
The scale and positioning of the two new buildings
follow the existing development pattern and topography. A wide space is spanned
between the school building and the church, giving the village centre a new,
spacious orientation. With its delicate wooden façades, the building anchors
itself within the townscape’s rural surroundings. The concept is based on
separating the kindergarten rooms from other uses. This gave rise to a school
building with a gym/multi-purpose hall and a separate kindergarten pavilion
with adjacent intimate outdoor spaces. The pavilion is set at the end of a
series of smaller residential buildings. The ensemble encompasses the sunny and
wind-protected school yard where the main entrances are located. The ground
floor of the school building, designed as a gallery for a multi-purpose hall,
forms the heart of the facility. This results in good orientation in the
entrance area. The glazing along the longitudinal side lends a spacious impression,
with plenty of daylight and views of the landscape. Two staircases give access
to the classrooms/ group rooms on the upper floor and the hall and changing
rooms on the lower floor. The arrangement of the ancillary rooms on the hall
level enables a multifunctional use of the hall. Atriums provide valuable articulation
and animation on the upper floor as well as an overview of the circulation
areas, while also providing daylight all the way into the rear of the hall. The
sports field is reached via a spacious outdoor flight of stairs.