DAY CARE CENTRE ASCHAFFENBURG
New construction of a six-group, integrative day care centre on Anwandeweg in Aschaffenburg

A two-storey, L-shaped, compact building completes the development of the new district center. It sets a striking urban accent at the transition to the park. To the east, a large, sheltered outdoor area opens up on the site, to which all group rooms and the multi-purpose room are oriented.

The main entrance is centrally located on the planned neighborhood square, while the staff entrance is oriented towards the parking spaces. The kitchen has a separate entrance, which is also used for deliveries.

The foyer and waiting area forms the center of the new building. It receives light from two sides and connects the main entrance with the back yard. The nursery management with a consultation room for parent meetings and the baby carriage room as well as the dining and multi-purpose room are located here. The under 3y group rooms are also accessed from here. On the upper floor, you reach the rooms for groups of 3+y children, all group rooms have direct access to the outdoors. The family support point, which also has its own access to the outside, completes the family offer.

In bad weather, the play corridors in front of the group rooms can be used as additional exercise areas. In the crèche area, »slipper terraces« are located in front of the group rooms as an extension of the indoor space.

The two integrative group rooms and the therapy rooms are combined into one usage cluster. The cernterpiece is an elevator, which guarantees easy accessibility and short distances. The basic idea is inclusion in the sense of equal participation.

The multifunctional room, the dining room and the foyer can be directly connected to each other via sliding doors if required, e.g. for daycare celebrations. The adjoining terrace extends the room when the weather is nice. The gallery in the multi-purpose room also incorporates the upper floor.

The daycare centre is being built as a timber construction on a concrete floor slab. Cross-laminated timber will be used as the construction material for the ceilings and post and beam construction for the walls. The façade is a horizontal, rear-ventilated larch cladding. The windows are made of timber pro-files with triple glazing. Vertical awnings on the sides provide the necessary sun protection.

The interior walls are clad with plasterboard. They can be individually designed, covered with stickers or used as a pinboard. Facing panels are fitted where installations are located. Their surfaces are painted in warm colors according to the color concept. The ceilings are to remain white. They are suspended due to the installations and are acoustically effective. All floors will have underfloor heating and a linoleum covering, also according to the color concept.

The daycare center is designed as a passive house. The primary energy required is largely generated by photovoltaic elements on the roof. An electricity buffer storage system installed in the plant room ensures maximum utilization. The sustainability of the building is ensured by the renewable raw material wood. The high degree of prefabrication and the small spans make the timber construction economical.

The outdoor facilities are designed to be close to nature, with hilly areas, robust lawns and play islands. The edges, especially towards the compensation area, are designed as a »jungle«. All group rooms have a covered outdoor area that can also be used in bad weather. The balconies provide short and direct access from all group rooms to the outdoor area.

All rooms and outdoor areas are barrier-free.

TEXOVERSUM
New Education and Innovation Centre

Texoversum, an education, research and innovation centre for the cross-cutting technology in the field of textiles, is being established on the campus of Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences. As part of an ensemble, the new building will be developed and implemented as part of the master plan for the expansion of the Reutlingen campus. The Texoversum is a powerful and at the same time communicative element in the urban context of the academic institution. Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten, Menges Scheffler Architekten and Jan Knippers Ingenieure are responsible for the design as a team. They were awarded first prize in the related design competition and subsequently commissioned with the realisation. The Texoversum comprises almost 3,000 square metres of space for different user groups. It includes workshops, laboratories, the internationally renowned collection of historical textile and fabric samples, multifunctional areas for research and development and various classrooms.

The architectural concept is based on a multifaceted examination of the topic of textile architecture. The design theme is reflected both structurally in the internal interweaving of functions and in the building envelope that creates its own identity. The unique façade made of carbon and glass fibres, the first of its kind to be implemented in this way, represents the innovative power and future viability of fibre-based materials and textile techniques. In a robotic winding process developed at the institutes of Achim Menges (ICD) and Jan Knippers (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart, each individual facade element can be individually tuned to its functional requirements. Starting from three basic modules, the elements transform themselves according to their orientation toward the sun and form a unique, multi-layered appearance. The elements are completely self-supporting and do not require a supporting structure. Their staggered arrangement allows free views. In addition to the functional requirements as external shading devices and guard railing, the façade meets aesthetic and representative demands and creates a distinctive building that expresses textiles as a driving force for technology.

The design theme of permeability and networking is continued in the conception of the building structure. In its inner structure, Texoversum is designed as an open, transparent building with split levels. The offset mezzanine levels, which are also visually interwoven via the atrium, connect the different areas of use with each other and form a spatial continuum that ends in a generous roof terrace. Visually, each level boasts an unmistakable industrial character with hard-wearing screed and polished concrete surfaces as well as a ceiling with exposed conduits. The tiered seating platforms, offering a contrast as soft-furnished spaces, are designed to connect the levels one with another. Separate areas can be partitioned off where needed using fabric dividers. This open-plan design creates a collaborative workspace for the respective user groups, fostering open communication and offering various forums for an animated exchange of ideas.

SCHÖNHOF VIERTEL BOCKENHEIM

New construction of a mixed-use building complex

The new centre of the Schönhof district will be created by two mixed-use building complexes with a central square in between. Housing, education, commerce and a sports hall are organised in two ‘city blocks’ and form the new centre of the district.

The block as a historically established polyfunctional urban figure forms the basic framework for a hybrid building utilisation.

The staggered height development responds to the planned surrounding development, while the residential building with its different building depths additionally profiles and structures the urban buildings. The heterogeneous uses, residential, school, day care centre and retail can be seen in the building expression.

Building site B contains the local amenities of the new urban quarter on the ground floor: two supermarkets, several retail outlets and a restaurant facing the neighbourhood square. On the first floor, there are medical practices or offices as well as an indoor childcare centre. The remaining areas and all other upper floors are reserved exclusively for residential use. This urban mix of uses helps to reduce traffic in the neighbourhood to bicycles and pedestrians.

SCHÖNHOFVIERTEL BAUFELD F

New residential development incl. day care centre

Kindertagesstätte Sternenbrücke

Conversion of office space into a nursery school

GERMAN SCHOOL IN BUDAPEST
New construction of a German school abroad

The main building is situated at the upper edge of a steep, 36-hectare forested site and follows the natural contour lines with a gentle curve.

At the heart of the school is a spacious, two-story entrance hall that provides direct access to the classrooms, library, auditorium, and administrative offices. A glazed corridor facing the valley, the »school street«, connects all areas, leads to the classrooms, and offers panoramic views over the city.

Large structures such as the sports hall and auditorium are partially embedded into the slope. Their roofs are used as schoolyards and sports fields. The new building is fully designed to be accessible for people with disabilities.

New construction of an educational ensemble on the Kleiner Eutiner See

competition

A new educational center is being built on the Kleiner Eutiner See, which integrates a daycare center and traffic training area and blends harmoniously into the surroundings. The school is organized along a central axis that orients noisy activities towards the lake side and quiet learning areas towards the land side. All buildings offer views of the water.

The design envisages three cubic structures that are oriented towards the existing daycare center. The central main building is three-storey and includes shared spaces such as the assembly hall, canteen and library, while the two-storey buildings house the year clusters. A three-court sports hall completes the ensemble and can also be used by clubs.

The buildings are erected as timber frame constructions with vertical timber formwork, allowing them to blend in naturally with the existing trees. An atrium as a light-flooded center promotes exchange and connects all levels. The year clusters are organized around central multi-purpose areas and enable flexible learning with direct access to the outside through generous windows and open structures.

The development is accessed via the Lübsche Koppel with a multifunctional campus square that serves as a schoolyard, event venue and fire department access road. Bicycle and car parking spaces are integrated. The outdoor facilities offer play and sports areas as well as a green park zone with educational and exercise areas.

The sports hall is separately accessible and has a glazed grandstand with a view of the lake. The sustainable timber construction guarantees short construction times, high flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Fire protection measures and barrier-free design have been fully taken into account.

Kindertagesstätte Max Baginski

Design of a nursery school

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