The new Het Element building combines two schools, three sports halls, a dojo and a language centre. The plot on the Kaliumweg is located in the middle of the Industriekwartier in Amersfoort on the green quarantine field. The current environment is industrial and stony: not a pleasant learning environment. By making a three-layered, compact design, a generous green outdoor space is created around the school, which connects to the adjacent field.
By changing the road between them into a slow-traffic route, the field merges into the school grounds. The school’s restaurant adjoins this field, encouraging passers-by to enter. The inviting entrance to the field leads visitors through the central heart to a green and intimate roof terrace. All the club houses connect with this central heart. The club houses can be reached through the heart, but each has its own stairwell, so that traffic flows can be separated and the building forms a quiet learning environment.