#campus

Designed by Ateliers A+ and set within a striking alpine landscape, the Joséphine Baker student residence establishes a close dialogue with its environment through precise volumes and carefully chosen materials. The project follows British architect Peter Arhends’ orthonormal grid, engaging with surrounding vegetation and panoramic mountain views, where “the constant presence of the mountains provides a grandiose backdrop.” The volumes are assertive yet integrated, with facades articulated in timber and stamped concrete. Vertical grooves and linear hollows animate the surfaces. Camille Gharbi Camille Gharbi Ateliers A+   Ground floor and layoutPilotis lift the building off the ground to addres... More

The "Romberg Center for Ecology and Resilience" project, honored with the 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten for Students award, exemplifies a harmonious blend of historic renovation and sustainable design. This prestigious award, given by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE), recognizes exceptional projects that adeptly integrate design excellence with environmental performance. Shuang Yan, Qihui Bao, Pitchayut Kingkaew The High-Performance Historical Renovation of the Romberg Center for Ecology and Resilience is a design project that focuses on creating specific trails for different user groups, thereby activating the entire campus as a unified entity. The paths converge at a central mixed-use research bui... More

In the coming years, the existing campus Rachelsmolen in Eindhoven of the Fontys University of Applied Sciences will be transformed from a closed-off island in the city to an inspiring educational environment. A campus that puts meeting each other at the heart and where cross-pollination between different fields lead to innovation, experimentation, and entrepreneurship. Barcode Architects, together with OKRA Landscape Architects and Hollandse Nieuwe interior architects, are responsible for the design of the new ambitious Fontys campus. Barcode Architects In providing a tailor-made approach to education, lies the strength of the Fontys as a whole. The Fontys education is characterized by its small scale, allowing every student to find... More

STORY BOARD PHASE 01 BLOCK -So as to create spaces where a student and teacher can come together and interact , we decided to anchor the new proposed blocks along the periphery of the space and orient them towards the central larger gathering space. A series of courtyards were perceived such that one big space gets sub volumes and the journey from one space to another is like unfolding of spaces offering discoveries of new elements , each time a student or a teacher moves from A to B . This series of unfolding volumes retains the child like curiosity inside a student Purnesh Dev EXTENTION BLOCK 01 - KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLCOURTYARD AND THE PAVILLION SEATING This block was planned around a courtyard in such a way that all the classes loo... More