BZL Boarding School by Herbertarchitekten

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herbertarchitekten are currently planning a boarding school for the Bildungs- und Technologiezentrum für Elektro- und Informationstechnik e.V. in Lauterbach, Germany . The new building replaces an existing building.

A previously conducted feasibility study brought the result that the reconstruction and modernization of the existing building is not economical.

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• Architects: Herbertarchitekten
• Project: BZL Boarding School
• Software used: Autocad 2004.

The new building houses 26 bed rooms, lounges and office spaces as well as an apartment for a caretaker.

The aim was to summarize the space program in a simple cubic structure, with the advantage of lower heat losses and a reduced heating demand.

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In the basement are the foyer with the main entrance , offices, technical rooms and the apartment. The ground floor contains rooms for eating and leasure. An offset at the southeast corner gives in addition room for a covered outdoor area. The two upper floors each house 13 bedrooms.

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In the elevation , the building has a threefold division . On a massive basement rests the almost entirely glazed ground floor. Above hover the two residential floors . The square openings in the facade are deliberately in contrast to the post-and-beam façade on the ground floor.

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His heat requirement covers the building largely by environmental energy in the form of heat pump technology . In parts the building is artificially ventilated .

The construction is in full swing. Completion is scheduled for mid-2015 .

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