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Marne College by Wind Architecten Adviseurs
Architectural photographer Gerard van Beek has sent us some images of a college in Bolsward, Netherlands, designed by dutch studio Wind Architecten Adviseurs.
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Called Marne College, the building features a corrugated façade, which curves over the roof and walls like a blanket.
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The building, which houses a gymnasium, theory and practice rooms, is an extension to an existing school and is connected to it by a courtyard.
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All photographs are copyright Gerard van Beek.
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The following information is from the architects:
The new building is built on the campus next to the old school. The 4300 m2 program involves both theory and practice rooms and a double gymnasium of approximately 1100 m2 also used by various sports clubs from Bolsward.
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The Marne College offers integrated theory and practice education.
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Students are working in a corporate structure and the Marne College collaborates with local companies.
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Students can choose from the school companies: technology, transport centre, service Centre, administration, Services & Security or sports.
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Cooperation between the school and local companies should be encouraged and the school set-up should encourage this cooperation.
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In the centre of the school, the traffic area will function as a company area.
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The Marne campus area is on the northwestern edge of Bolsward and on this side has a view over the bypass and the meadows.
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The southwestern and southeastern side are adjacent to housing.
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On the northern side lies the cemetery.
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The campus will be the central entrance area and meeting space for the various access points of the three buildings on campus.
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The existing school, also housing the music school, the existing gymnasium, and the new school all three have an access to the courtyard.
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The design of the new building is the courtyard extending into the central area of the interior.
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The facade on the square was made as a curtain wall to maximize interaction between inside and outside reality.
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The canteen on the first floor is already visible from the outside, and thus social control from inside to outside and vice-versa is also guaranteed.
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In contrast to the open southwest facade, the northwestern and south-eastern side are executed as a continuous wall: roof and facade lie like a blanket over the building.
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The northwestern side is high because of the gymnasium on the first floor.
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On the ground floor practice rooms for wood, metal and transport are situated around the indoor changing rooms placed in the heart of the building.
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For the stacking of the gymnasium was chosen because of the need for a compact building with a relatively small footprint to keep as much of the terrain available as possible.
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The building has a secondary entrance for users of the sport facilities outside school hours at the corner of the southeast-northwest facade.
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The northeast facade is relatively closed because of the sports hall at the front where only limited natural light is desirable.
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The interior of the school is also dedicated to “meeting”: different pathways, boys and girls, pupils and teachers, practical and theory see what they do together and stimulate the curiosity of the user.
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Not only are there horizontal lines of sight.
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The staggered voids cause vertical and diagonal lines of sight.
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Because of the various levels in the building there is much space and social control.
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The technology in the building is kept visible as much as possible.
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Both the engineering part and the installations can be “read”.
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PROJECT DETAILS
Architects: WAA architects
Location: Bolsward, the Netherlands
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Type of Project: educational
Project architect: Bert Huitsing
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Design team: Marck Brijder, Henk de Jong, Joop Hemmer, Germ Dijkstra, Jarno Broekhuis
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