Vič 小学扩建丨斯洛文尼亚丨ARP studio

Architects:ARP studio

Area:229m²

Year:2019

Photographs:Tadej Bolta

Lead Architects:Matjaž Bolčina, Katja Saje

City:Ljubljana

Country:Slovenia

Text description provided by the architects. Vič Primary School has the largest number of pupils in Ljubljana. As the city develops and densifies, the number of pupils continues to increase. Despite the increasing number of pupils, the school management is also committed to maintaining the quality of the school's space, which provides a suitable educational environment for each pupil. Priority space requirements include sufficient classrooms. The number of pupils in classes is standardised, as is the size of classrooms. Therefore, the priority of the school management is to provide equivalent classroom space.

The intervention is designed as an insertion between the two existing side façades, which were renovated during the construction. The whole eastern façade is thus treated as a single façade. The new element is visibly added and extends beyond the existing façade plane. A façade of vertical slats is therefore added, extending beyond the basic volume on both sides and softening the transition between the new and the old part. The classrooms are made from natural materials. In addition to wood, the walls are covered with cork, which is used by pupils and teachers as a display surface with unlimited possibilities. The large windows in the classrooms overlook the green area next to the school, where additional trees have been planted. Children will be able to hunt, hide and play among the trees, from the ground floor classrooms they will be able to see the scattered trunks and the shade of the treetops, and upstairs they will have the feeling that at least part of their lessons are taking place in the treetops. The view of them is just as important as the view of the blackboard. Being dreamy is also part of learning.

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Address:Ljubljana, Slovenia