Kronsberg-Süd elementary school Dependance district center KroKus

The new Kronsberg-Süd district (Mitte) is characterized by a clearly structured and urbanistically ordered residential development with perimeter block apartment buildings and townhouses.

The new building complex comprising an elementary school, sports hall and district center reflects this urban structure. The new building ensemble blends into the neighborhood in terms of design and materiality, is perceived as an independent structure, reveals its identity and functions to the public urban space and conveys a sense of security and safety to the children through the internal location of its open school spaces. The building cubature follows the urban development concept of the district, incorporating the topographical features of the natural slope of approx. 2.5 m into the planning and is completely barrier-free.

The diverse spatial program with public and semi-public areas is clearly structured in its allocation according to use and captured in a compact building form. The elementary school follows the principle of functional zoning and is based on a cluster structure for all learning, recreational, all-day and specialist areas. The use of a continuous facing facing shell ensures a harmonious overall appearance, which conveys a playful lightness through the targeted use of profiling in the brickwork and window bands with deliberately placed, colored window surrounds and gives the building ensemble its own identity. The entrance areas are accentuated and clearly addressed in terms of color and materials.

The open spaces are concentrated in a common center following the building construction. In the inner courtyard of the building complex, there are all the equipment elements relevant to the schoolyard, such as climbing equipment, swings and slides, a school garden and a bicycle parkour. The schoolyard areas also respond to the topographical conditions of the natural slope in the inner courtyard, which is completely barrier-free. The sports areas such as the running track, long jump facility and small playing field are also accessible via appropriate ramps. The main access to the schoolyard for all pupils is through the building and opens up to the schoolyard through the central assembly hall. Large-crowned deciduous trees provide natural shade. The adjoining KroKuS branch is being given a
Separate access with a high quality of stay, with play and seating facilities.

During the planning phase, great importance was attached to optimizing energy requirements. The buildings were planned in accordance with the current Building Energy Act (GEG) and implemented in accordance with the kfW subsidy program Efficiency Building Level 40. Heat is generated via district heating. Heat is distributed via radiators and, in the sports hall, via radiant ceiling panels. The buildings will be equipped with ventilation systems that shift the ventilation capacity between the assembly hall / canteen and the school to save energy.

The school also has the option of switching off to allow natural ventilation for the AURs with windows in summer. The electrical power supply is provided via a transformer station and low-voltage supply to the individual buildings. The lighting uses LED technology. A PV system with approx. 100 kWp will be installed on the roof.