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Campus Presikhaaf Arnhem, Netherlands
Contemporary Dutch Education Development design by architects Broekbakema
13 Jan 2010
Campus Presikhaaf Arnhem
SECOND SURFACE LEVEL CREATES UNITY IN DIVERSITY
Design: Broekbakema
photographs : Menno Emmink
Situated on the valuable and fragile south-west corner of Park Presikhaaf, Arnhem, the new campus complex for Arentheem College forms a unity with the green landscape. Three schools are connected by a second surface level whilst retaining their unique feel and identity. This is all achieved in a single building, although student flows do not meet.
photographs : Menno Emmink
Urban development principles and the limited space available gave rise to the second surface level. Above this ‘plinth’ the theory landscapes are contained in separate volumes. Under this second surface level are all the practical areas and the so-called service strip, which accommodates all the utility functions such as parking, stockroom, waste processing and bicycle sheds. The second surface level is predominantly green and features daylight openings. In this landscape the entrance courtyards and the various outside areas are located in between the different volumes. This preserves the required transparency from the city side.
photographs : Volker Goldstein, Broekbakema
The entire edifice is sunken one and a half metres into the surrounding watercourse, making it look lower. On the park side the second surface level rises from the water as a green embankment, giving the building the impression of being a natural continuation of the park. Through the scaling down of the different volumes on the second surface level, the greenspace layout and the sunken construction, the campus is no longer an obstacle in the park but rather an integrated part of the landscape. Three bridges with an ample flight of steps form the access points to the second surface level.
photographs : Menno Emmink
The most transparent façade possible was chosen to show the city how pleasant and useful this type of instruction can be. The sunken location allows for a far view from the street level, allowing the instruction to present itself optimally to the outside world.
Campus Presikhaaf Arnhem – Building Information
ARCHITECTS
Ir. Siebold Nijenhuis, Ir. Meindert Booij, Han Rotgans AvB, Gabriël Kiderlen
PHOTOGRAPHY
Menno Emmink
photographs : Menno Emmink
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Location: Arnhem, Netherlands, western Europe
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