© Delugan Meissl Associated Architects . Pubblicata il 28 Novembre 2011.

The design describes a landscape structure which is formulated by its architectural configuration, but foremost by its function as a lively meeting point and dwelling area. The surrounding landscape influences the interior and the exterior by enhancing their spatial qualities which are complemented and refined by the presence of the overall building structure. Like a veil, the building’s shell poses itself visibly on the landscape. In accordance with the overall design idea of creating a mallealble landscape structure, the school building is composed of diagionally layered functional areas with different degrees of intimacy.

© Delugan Meissl Associated Architects . Pubblicata il 28 Novembre 2011.

This layering of space volumes generates a flowing room structure that underlines the natural conditions of the landscape through their function and sequence. Physiological components such as movement, acceleration, stasis, and concentration shift visibly into the centre of perception through the cancellation of conventional spatial thresholds. The general design concept merges into a symbiotic fusion between architecture and landscape design. Façade ribs that are partly green form a space-defining shell and a green zone at the same time. They interweave the outside generating a varied sense of materiality and define the school as a complementary element to the landscape and as a formally reserved architectural intervention with clear symbolic power. Whereas the vertical development of the building refers to the urban parameters of the adjacent structures, the plan for the green spaces creates a horizontal interlocking of landscape and new building.

© Delugan Meissl Associated Architects . Pubblicata il 28 Novembre 2011.

© Delugan Meissl Associated Architects . Pubblicata il 28 Novembre 2011.