An elementary school for 240 pupils in 8 classrooms, which also serve as the premises for afterschool activities. The school's cafeteria flexible layout allows an easy rearrangement, creating space for performances of the Elementary Art school, or lectures with film screening. All of this on 1000m2 of usable area.
The building’s layout is designed in annular shape with an eccentric round atrium, which is surrounded by a multifunctional foyer, integrating functions of a corridor, children’s lockers and a common area. The foyer allows access to all of the classrooms, sanitary facilities, teacher’s lounge, and the cafeteria.
The area of the cafeteria/aula is, thanks to its functional flexibility, the most important space in the interior layout. It is here that the school events accumulate and the activities flow seamlessly into the foyer. When the area serves as an aula, the service facility may be separated by a sliding wall. Tables may be stored behind the sliding wall as well and the chairs may be re-arranged to create an auditorium. The stage is then created in the foyer, right next to the glass façade of the atrium, from which it is separated by a retractable curtain.
Lighting in the classrooms is provided by skylights, which offer uniform light conditions for all the pupils. Windows in the façade are a supplementary source of daylight and offer a subtle contact with the garden. The desks are primarily oriented to the centre of the building as well as the interactive whiteboards. However, the layout of the desks is not fixed and they may be re-arranged according to the teacher’s needs.