Schenker Salvi Weber — FvS School Center Rösrath

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FvS School Center RösrathProject Competition 2015
1st Prize, Realization 2017 – 2019
“Functional Reinterpretation”“Interlock & unite: A new, centrally located entrance in combination with the main circulation axis, which connects all building components, form the heart of the school center.”The core of the new ensemble is the central axis with its subtle connections to the outdoors. It links the Realschule with the Gymnasium and provides access to shared functions like the cafeteria, library, and self-study center. It also leads to flexibly adaptable classrooms. Bright, spacious, and marked by the broad stairs, this passageway is designed not just as a circulation route but also as a lounge and a place of encounters.“The guiding principle for the new building: Use the strengths of the existing architecture to achieve a coherent overall dramaturgy: functionally, aesthetically, and spatially exciting.”A new school center combining a Realschule and Gymnasium is being built in the small German city of Rösrath in the vicinity of Cologne-Bonn. The interesting architecture from the 1960s to 80s will be carefully adapted and informs the design of the new building. The two German secondary school typologies have independent administrations but are now functionally and spatially integrated.The hitherto introverted building becomes strategically connected to the main circulation routes. The spaces in front of the secondary and all-day schools are enhanced with articulated squares, which frame the undulating topography and create places for interaction, recreation and, to simply chill out.P R O J E C T D E T A I L S

Commission Type:
Invited competition for general planner, general planning

Award:

1st Prize

Client:
The City of Rösrath

Location:
Rösrath, DE

Competition:
2015

Realization:
2017-2019

Status:
Under Construction

GFA:
25000 m²

Building Costs:
19 M EUR

Energy Efficiency:
EnEV 2016

Team:
Eva Andrasova, Otto Bäuerle, Christoph Frantes, Christian Rübenacker, Jana Sack, Michael Salvi, Andres Schenker, Rostislav Stoklasek, Katalin Tóth, Zsófia Varga, Thomas Weber