Aaberg School: Graceful Timber Construction

Haller Gut, Low Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms.

Architecture&design, Children, Construction, Façade orientation, Flexibility, Greenery, Landscape, Materials, Outdoor space, Project, Switzerland, Timber.

The tree-lined course of the Alte Aare River and the trees along the Hans-Müller-Weg are characteristic for the situation in Aarberg, Switzerland and create a linear exterior space between them. The narrow and elongated form of the new school building is situated as a continuation of the trees. Thus, the open space towards the Aare remains undeveloped, and the large scale is retained. The new two-story school building has a double orientation, towards the schoolyard and towards the river. Generous canopies create attractive, weather-protected outdoor spaces and highlight the relationship between the interior and exterior spaces. The existing height difference between Hans-Müller-Weg and the outdoor space on the river side is bridged on the ground floor by a split level in the entrance area. The situation of the new building makes it a complementary annex on the school grounds; with its low façade in wood, it is intended to be read as part of the green space near the river.