De Vogelzang School in Oostakker, Belgium by Planomatic

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

De Vogelzang School in Oostakker, Belgium by Planomatic Architecture + Radermacher & Schoffers Architecten

March 3rd, 2020 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Planomatic Architecture + Radermacher & Schoffers Architecten

The school project in Oostakker (Ghent) is part of the school infrastructure investment program «Scholen Van Morgen». The new building replaced obsolete pavilions and container classrooms. It accommodates 260 children in primary school and 140 toddlers in kindergarten. The building programme consists of 7 kindergarten classes, 16 primary classes, a refectory and a sports hall.

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Architects: Planomatic Architecture + Radermacher & Schoffers Architecten
Project: De Vogelzang School
Location: Oostakker, Belgium
Client: Scholen Van Morgen
Budget: – +/- 4.349.879 euros *
Phase: Built
Size: 3451m2
Date: 2012 – 2018

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The building concept combines urban planning, programmatic and architectonic considerations:

– Locating the building along the street makes the campus a safe and easy place to supervise, while leaving the possibility of future developments at the back of the site. The building folds in two places, making way for extensions of the public domain, while defining the playgrounds on the school property. Viewing lines into the interior of the site and the modest building heights contribute to its integration into the environment.

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– The cross-site layout of the main volumes offers most classrooms a favorable East or West exposure. The street corner situation allows for a double orientation of the building and thus facilitates the distribution of traffic on two streets. The pre-school section, located in the corner, acts as a «showcase». The sports hall, the refectory and the parking are also located in the most optimal way possible. The internal circulation spaces contribute to the creation of a pleasant learning environment

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– Architectonically, the building sits as a solid mass with rather closed facades of white-washed brick. Some parts of the facades are emphasized by openings with a rhythmic succession of precast white concrete elements. The entrances are indicated by cut-outs in the volume and clad with bright yellow panels. The large overhang of one of the wings of the building marks the entrance to the primary section, and the main entrance to the entire campus. This singular gesture contributes to the dynamic character of the ensemble.

The site plan was designed in collaboration with Benoit Fondu landscape architects.

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Tags: Belgium, Oostakker

Categories: Kindergarten, School, Sports Centre, Sports Hall

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