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Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium - Extension
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium - Extension
Münster, Germany
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Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium - Extension
Münster, Germany
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STATUS
Under Construction
YEAR
2026
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
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Built 20 years ago and now extended. The colour scheme from the existing building has been retained and continued in the same vein, ranging from dark green to yellow.
The Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium is situated on the southern outskirts of Münster-Gievenbeck, nestled between residential developments and a spacious green corridor. The school building, with its adjoining sports hall, was designed by KRESINGS and completed in 2006. It takes the form of a single cubic structure: a three-storey, ring-shaped main building is connected at ground floor level to the two-storey sports hall via two single-storey wings.
From the entrance side, a generous recess leads into the inner courtyard, which is spanned on the two upper floors by a building wing housing administrative offices and specialist classrooms. An open staircase connects the courtyard with the sports hall’s spectator stands. The canteen, assembly hall and cafeteria are arranged around the inner courtyard on the ground floor. The science classrooms are situated on the ground floor and first floor at the south-eastern end of the building, whilst the classrooms are arranged in rows on the first and second floors along the building’s long sides.
Rising pupil numbers and the transition to the G9 system now make an extension necessary. The guiding principle behind the design is the logical continuation of the existing building: the grammar school’s distinctive form is complemented by a further structure that enhances the qualities of the existing building rather than overshadowing them. On the south-east side, a free-standing structure measuring approximately 12 × 62 metres is being built, which will be connected to the existing building via two skywalks. The school garden, which must make way for the new building, will be relocated to the north-east side of the site. Within the existing building itself, alterations are limited to changes in function — structural modifications are deliberately avoided.
The façade also takes its cue from the existing building: the distinctive bands of windows are, of course, continued in the new building. The colour scheme follows the same logic and develops it further, from dark green to yellow. The new building is given a bright yellow coating, thereby responding to the colours of the existing structure, some of which have already been faded by the sun. The skywalk acts as a transition from green to yellow between the two building sections, avoiding a jarring change in colour. In this way, the transition itself becomes a gateway — from old to new.
The Freiherr-vom-Stein-Gymnasium is situated on the southern outskirts of Münster-Gievenbeck, nestled between residential developments and a spacious green corridor. The school building, with its adjoining sports hall, was designed by KRESINGS and completed in 2006. It takes the form of a single cubic structure: a three-storey, ring-shaped main building is connected at ground floor level to the two-storey sports hall via two single-storey wings.
From the entrance side, a generous recess leads into the inner courtyard, which is spanned on the two upper floors by a building wing housing administrative offices and specialist classrooms. An open staircase connects the courtyard with the sports hall’s spectator stands. The canteen, assembly hall and cafeteria are arranged around the inner courtyard on the ground floor. The science classrooms are situated on the ground floor and first floor at the south-eastern end of the building, whilst the classrooms are arranged in rows on the first and second floors along the building’s long sides.
Rising pupil numbers and the transition to the G9 system now make an extension necessary. The guiding principle behind the design is the logical continuation of the existing building: the grammar school’s distinctive form is complemented by a further structure that enhances the qualities of the existing building rather than overshadowing them. On the south-east side, a free-standing structure measuring approximately 12 × 62 metres is being built, which will be connected to the existing building via two skywalks. The school garden, which must make way for the new building, will be relocated to the north-east side of the site. Within the existing building itself, alterations are limited to changes in function — structural modifications are deliberately avoided.
The façade also takes its cue from the existing building: the distinctive bands of windows are, of course, continued in the new building. The colour scheme follows the same logic and develops it further, from dark green to yellow. The new building is given a bright yellow coating, thereby responding to the colours of the existing structure, some of which have already been faded by the sun. The skywalk acts as a transition from green to yellow between the two building sections, avoiding a jarring change in colour. In this way, the transition itself becomes a gateway — from old to new.
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