A school is a common place, an essential part of a village or city fabric. It is a meeting point for a large part of the population, a concept that is maximized in the Broad School philosophy—an approach that promotes the shared use of school infrastructure for various municipal activities, such as a community center, a multipurpose (sports) hall, or childcare facilities. A high-quality school building cannot be seen in isolation from its context: sustainable, future-oriented construction requires thoughtful integration into its surroundings, both spatially and socially.
The design places small-scale, compact volumes at the intersection of the park and the urban fabric. Like a string of beads, the buildings connect these structures. By maintaining a compact layout, the relationship with the landscape is strengthened. We aim to engage in dialogue with the Rozebroekenpark by breaking through the green vegetative wall. Physically linking the park landscape with the educational green space ensures they become intertwined in both function and use.
With digitalization and personalized learning, adaptability and flexibility have become essential. Therefore, we focus on an open system for building standards. The Modular Open System for ARchitectural Design (MOSARD) is an open building standard for designing smart cities and buildings. Each construction element, developed according to MOSARD standards, is reusable and interchangeable. This allows buildings to be easily modified, expanded, and renewed.
