The alignment of the various areas of the full-time school is informed entirely by the holistic pedagogic concept behind the Ergolding Secondary School.
On the ground floor, the daycare links to the exterior through the schoolyard, and to the interior, to the music room, the arts room, and the computer labs. The third floor houses the natural sciences: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Following advice from educational consultants, the teachers’ prep space and workrooms have been placed between the individual lecture rooms and laboratories. For each of the three natural sciences, a flexible classroom has been planned and can be used as a large lecture space or divided into smaller classrooms through a partition wall.
A hybrid air conditioning system works manually and automatically to ensures a continuous high air quality throughout the day.
To optimize natural daylight, the north facing classrooms use light directing systems that bring daylight in from the southern corridors to the classrooms. On most days throughout the school year, the energy demand for artificial lighting can be reduced.
Ergolding Secondary School, Ergolding, Germany
Program: secondary school
Architects: Behnisch Architekten, Architekturbüro Leinhäupl + Neuber
Client: District of Landshut
Area: 12.500 sqm
Completion: 2013