Primary schools

Children’s Campus Zuidas accommodates a primary school, day-care centre, after-school care facilities and sports hall. Fact Architects and Hund Falk Architecten jointly designed this light and airy, spacious school with a vibrant heart. An open structure of raw wood components in steel frames has been placed in front of robust external walls with large aluminium windows and sheet material. The building was constructed in phases, with a section of it being moved on the site. The architects designed the building as such that children of consecutive ages can come in contact with each other in a natural way. Glass walls and a big vide (open space) with glass roof allow lots of natural light to enter the central space. The school has a cle... More

Rivierenbuurt, The Hague 2010–2014 August 2015 marked the start of the first school year for the Brede Buurtschool Plus O3, a new building designed by architects Christina Kaiser and Dorte Kristensen from architectural firm Atelier PRO. This is not just a school – it is the heart of the Rivierenbuurt neighbourhood in The Hague. Located on the attractive Deltaplantsoen square, it was designed for the young and old in the community. The name Plus O3 refers to development, discovery and meeting, all words that start with an O in Dutch (ontwikkelen, ontdekken, ontmoeten). The building is located in one of the districts bordering on the centre of the city. It comprises the Jan van Nassau primary school (SCOH), the DAK child care centre, w... More

Musa is the first new project in revitalising the former harbour area the Pols in Rotterdam. The multifunctional building houses two secondary schools, a sports hall, neighbourhood facilities, an underground car park, and 135 social housing apartments. New life at the harbour The Pols is the harbour area connecting the Kop van Zuid and the peninsula Katendrecht. The architectural challenge was designing a fitting image within the urban settings, yet at the same time creating a friendly and inviting building for living, sports and education. As a prelude to the reconstruction of the area, Musa makes a powerful statement that absorbs all influences from its surroundings. Robust and though at the level of urban development, inviting fro... More

Noorderbreedte is an unique, beautiful and very broad new school The newly built community school Noorderbreedte Diemen is very broad. It employs a total of six institutions for education, care and development of children. The building also has a function as a meeting place for the neighbourhood. Noorderbreedte is furthermore very durable with thermal storage, Marmoleum on the floor and heat-insulating glass. On top the school is beautifully designed by Leijh, Kappelhoff, Seckel en Van den Dobbelsteen (LKSVDD) and Reitsema & Partners architects, with lots of wood, glass, light, space and a beautiful 'lookout' expansion. The idea of a community school - and therefore of the new building in Diemen North - is that a school serves not on... More