The Integrierte Gesamtschule Kandel was extended 20 years ago with a new building accommodating upper secondary classes. As part of its further development into a comprehensive school, an additional new building with approximately 3,000 sqm of usable floor area has now been planned. The design ensures that the existing 1960s school building can remain in operation during construction and be demolished only after completion of the new building.

This was achieved through a clearly structured, elongated building volume that continues the spatial edges of the retained wing and, together with it, will define a generous school courtyard following the demolition of the former Hauptschule building.

The centrally accessed new building accommodates the school administration as well as workshop and music rooms on the ground floor. The first floor houses additional specialist classrooms, while the second floor contains 17 classrooms and course rooms. Open staircases connect the three levels within a linear hall, at the ends of which additional student lounge areas are provided. A single-storey technical building forms the northern boundary of the courtyard towards the adjacent residential area.