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ROC Rijn IJssel
ROC Rijn IJssel
2, Middachtensingel, Arnhem, Netherlands
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ROC Rijn IJssel
2, Middachtensingel, Arnhem, Netherlands
YEAR
2009
SIZE
1,000,000 +
The PhilosophyA transparent space, bustling with activity. Proud and self-assured students and entrepreneurial and engaged teachers. Entrepreneurs walk in and out of this building; they know us and value us. We're one of them. People from the neighbourhood find their way to the students without needing to ask. Each one of our students enters the wide world with a diploma. Either to join the labour market or to continue with further education. An educational community were students can experience our core values. A place where employees and students proudly show what we do and what we stand for at Rijn IJssel. Dream.... or reality?It started with a dream. Rijn IJssel's dream was then translated into the design for a new building - the building from the dream. A building that represents the educational concept and the core values of Rijn IJssel: Involved, reliable, entrepreneurial, inspiring and self-assured. A building that contains the latest technology and provides a home base to all its users. In this way, Rijn IJssel can provide optimal supervision for vocational training. Modern, appealing education within a stimulating and engaging environment. That was the task for our architect - design our dream house. The result speaks for itself.The design task was to bring various courses together under one roof, such that each domain is legible in the building, and that the building itself acts as a beacon in its direct environment. A building that works as a calling card, fitting with the strategy where collaboration with the business world stands central. IdentityThe school should provide a familiar environment for the users, while at the same time having an open relationship with its surroundings. Transparency is the first thing that comes to mind when one sees ROC Rijn IJssel's new building. The building is designed in such a way that the predominantly glass facade allows passers by can see what's happening in the building and how the building works.The building has a powerful presence. The large overhang of the upper floors, the play of lines in the façade and the abundance of glass create a striking appearance. The public spaces on each floor are spacious and connected to each other via the red carpet. The Red CarpetLogistically, the building is cleverly solved. In the developed concept, the red carpet from the original educational concept was chosen as an organisational element for the whole building; long stairways and terraces transverse the whole building. These stairways are very broad and have ramps adjacent to them so that the students from Beauty Therapy can guide their sometimes-heavy trolleys to the upper floors. The alcoves on the stairs are half open, retaining the transparency. These stairways connect all the learning landscapes, which again accentuates the transparency of the building. A Familiar and Stimulating EnvironmentVariation was an important requirement. There are spaces for group education, practical and practice rooms, spaces for individual learning and meeting spaces. Each domain has its own home base where users fot he building can meet each other. In this way, interaction is stimulated.The building also needed to be flexible. If a new layout should be necessary for any of the domains, the building should be able to meet the future needs. Through partnerships with external businesses, students will be less present in the building itself. The building will still function as a home base for all users, where they can be normal students (and young) again. It has to be a safe and secure place, while also being a stimulating and motivating environment. SustainabilityEnergy efficient, environmentally and sustainable design is an integral part of our design process. Not only due to building regulations, but due to our own awareness, interest and affinity with the cohesion between architecture, the built environment and nature. During the design process, we spend a lot of time on the environmental aspects of the building process and the building in use. We pay special attention to the layout of the building, plant and machinery, construction, material and the budget.When looking at the building layout, the most important factor is that the building is flexible enough that it can house another function without the need for extensive renovation or in the worst-case demolishment. Energy usage can be limited by increasing the thermal insulation of the building envelope, draft prevention measures at doors, windows and roof, usage of a total energy plant, high frequency light fittings, balanced ventilation systems, vegetation, grey water system with rain water collection, and not to forget an energy control system.Choosing modular sizes and prefabricated elements keeps material wastage kept to a minimum. For as far as possible, we choose sustainable, recyclable low maintenance materials and pay attention to the eventual environmental effects during the eventual demolition process. Materials that may be harmful to the construction workers and end users are totally avoided.For the ROC Rijn IJssel, the compact building form and flexibility of the building will ensure that is has a long usage life. During the building specification stage, sustainable measures were also taken. Noteworthy is the use of a seasonal underground thermal storage with aquifer. Further sustainable measures include:• Glass roof over the atrium• FSC wood• Concrete with gravel substitute• Prefab components (less material wastage)• Automatic regulation of the interior climate depending on usage• Heat recovery system• High frequency light fittings with movement registration system in classrooms
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