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News • News • 26 Sep 2024
KAAN Architecten completes healthy Education Centre in Groningen
Dutch architectural studio KAAN Architecten recently completed the Education Centre University of Groningen. The new Education Centre is the main entrance building to the Healthy Ageing Campus. The centre is designed to support learning, promote health, and foster social interaction — embracing these principles, its architecture prioritizes the well-being of more than 2,000 students and faculty members. The use of sustainable materials with a timeless quality enhances the centre’s healthy appeal.
Sebastian van Damme
Sebastian van Damme
KAAN Architecten
KAAN Architecten
Groningen is a city in the northern Netherlands with a large student population. The Healthy Ageing Campus is located on... More
Project • By Bean Buro • Offices
Qurio / Cultivating Curiosity
“Fairytales and curiosity inspired the design; ideas such as ‘breadcrumbs’ as colourful geometries on the floor, ‘keyholes’ windows for peeking through walls, and curvy white acoustic ceiling panels that float above like clouds.” — Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founder of Bean Buro
“We created an adaptable environment for different spatial setups. The idea is similar to a theatre stage. Young learners can choose how they would like to engage with the class.” — Lorène Faure, co-founder of Bean Buro
Bean Buro
The Brief: A curious learning centre
We were tasked to create an inventive learning centre for Qurio—a high-quality enrichment school for children aged four... More
Project • By Mosa • Auditoriums
Colworth Science Park
Project Colworth Science Park Exchange, published by Mosa.
Location: Sharnbrook, Bedford / United Kingdom
Category: Auditoriums
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Project • By spillmann echsle architekten • Libraries
Militaerkaserne, Zurich
The military barracks are integrated into an overall compound designed according to the master plan by Johann Caspar Wolff. Their staggered, axial arrangement includes stables, a riding arena, depots, the parade ground and the armoury, which concludes the premises to the north. The grounds extend over the River Sihl and connect the city centre to the Aussersihl district. The barracks were subsequently constructed in a historicist style between 1873 and 1876 according to plans by Wolff’s successor, Johann Jakob Müller. The design gave the ideologically characterised development a fortified expression, its sandstone masonry tower acting as a central avant-corps. The proposed project to convert it into an education centre... More