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Hogeland College, Warffum
Hogeland College, Warffum
2, A.G. Bellstraat, Warffum, The Netherlands
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Hogeland College, Warffum
2, A.G. Bellstraat, Warffum, The Netherlands
ADP Architects designed a new building and renovation for The Hogeland College in the
north of the Netherlands. The client explicitly asked for an architecture based
on the style of the Amsterdam School, a reference to the Berlage-designed town
hall in the neighbouring village.
Besides the Amsterdam School ADP Architects studied
the relation between the building and its surroundings thoroughly which
resulted in a composition of several volumes around a
central courtyard. Natural materials were used in the color of the local soil;
yellow clay, this way the building blends in with the typical rural landscape.
The sloping roofs also relate to the traditional shads common in this area. The
building is connected to the surrounding open fields by low brick walls
continuing in the landscape. The minimalist detailing makes the composition of
the building as a whole appear stronger.
Notable attention has been paid for the design of the
collective spaces. Long shallow flights of approach stairs flanked by
bench-like brick walls, a deep canopy, a substantial porch area and a spacious
entrance lobby containing a variety of places to sit are appropriate supports
for the social life of the school. In addition, the interior is characterized
by spatial generosity. All the classrooms have a sloping ceiling that makes
them very high on one side (up to 5,2 meters), but which also serves to
diversify the way daylight is brought into the rooms. Daylight enters the
classrooms from three sides; openings in both the tall and shorter walls and
the sloping roof plane. This makes the classrooms very comfortable and
contributes to the natural ventilation system too.
Special attention is paid to flexible use of the
building, now and in the future. In addition to the classrooms there is an
‘overflow’ area in the form of a wide, multifunctional corridor that overlooks
the courtyard. The transparent wall between classrooms and corridor is partly
screened by cupboards, thus allowing small groups of pupils to work by
themselves outside the classroom without being entirely out of the teacher’s
sight. Another example of the flexibility of the building is that the
load-bearing structure is independent of the chosen layout so that advances in
pedagogical science can in due course be easily translated into spatial
modifications.
north of the Netherlands. The client explicitly asked for an architecture based
on the style of the Amsterdam School, a reference to the Berlage-designed town
hall in the neighbouring village.
Besides the Amsterdam School ADP Architects studied
the relation between the building and its surroundings thoroughly which
resulted in a composition of several volumes around a
central courtyard. Natural materials were used in the color of the local soil;
yellow clay, this way the building blends in with the typical rural landscape.
The sloping roofs also relate to the traditional shads common in this area. The
building is connected to the surrounding open fields by low brick walls
continuing in the landscape. The minimalist detailing makes the composition of
the building as a whole appear stronger.
Notable attention has been paid for the design of the
collective spaces. Long shallow flights of approach stairs flanked by
bench-like brick walls, a deep canopy, a substantial porch area and a spacious
entrance lobby containing a variety of places to sit are appropriate supports
for the social life of the school. In addition, the interior is characterized
by spatial generosity. All the classrooms have a sloping ceiling that makes
them very high on one side (up to 5,2 meters), but which also serves to
diversify the way daylight is brought into the rooms. Daylight enters the
classrooms from three sides; openings in both the tall and shorter walls and
the sloping roof plane. This makes the classrooms very comfortable and
contributes to the natural ventilation system too.
Special attention is paid to flexible use of the
building, now and in the future. In addition to the classrooms there is an
‘overflow’ area in the form of a wide, multifunctional corridor that overlooks
the courtyard. The transparent wall between classrooms and corridor is partly
screened by cupboards, thus allowing small groups of pupils to work by
themselves outside the classroom without being entirely out of the teacher’s
sight. Another example of the flexibility of the building is that the
load-bearing structure is independent of the chosen layout so that advances in
pedagogical science can in due course be easily translated into spatial
modifications.
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