Arndt Gymnasium
For the expansion of the „Arndt Gymnasium“ following measures are proposed:
The reconstruction and upgrading of energy of the, "Münterbau" and a coherent ensemble of buildings with a cafeteria, classrooms, group rooms and a gymnasium. The new buildings are predominantly single storey with the exception of the habitable rooms and offices for the teachers which are placed at the ground floor (level 1) of the old building. The new building receives a second school entrance with a multi-functional lobby and cafeteria areas at the Königin-Luise-Straße, which lead to the level 0 of the old building on the same level. In the stairwell of the west wing is a lift installed, connecting all the old and new floors. For the future stepless equipment the infrastructure
of the old building, we propose a further lift in the "Münterbau".
The "Münterbau" gets a new, continuous floor slab and floor covering at the level 0. The former exterior columns are now enclosed and integrated into the interior space. To achieve a creative and functional optimized room organization, the exterior walls will be adjusted in the closed walls to the new floorplan. There will be new window openings. Existing window openings will be partly closed. The outer cladding of fibre cement sheets and molded parts will be dismantled and replaced by an EIFS with a front mounted trellis. To optimize the energy of the construction there will be a glazed atrium as a daylight dispenser and thermal buffer installed at level 1.
The new building for cafeteria, classrooms and seminar rooms is located at the ground level of the schoolyard. In the frontage building to Königin-Luise-Straße the basement structure of the old building is transfered to the lobby area and the overlying common rooms for the teachers. This single storey building is nestled among the existing trees. The missing basement and the recessed ice walls allow short distances of the building to tree crowns and trunk. An atrium integrated the line of trees bordering the school yard to the south of the building. Another atrium separates the gymnasium from the school building and provides a section-wise realization.
The flat building which integrates and flows arround the tree population steps back in the perception behind the building mass of the old building. From any viewing angle the old one has the priority. The link to the old building is in its area very small. The elongated building complex surrounds the schoolyard and provides good noise protection for the residential development of the neighborhood. In addition to these advantages, the building is very economical. Besides the savings on vertical infrastructure, only low fire protection requirements are placed in the building. All habitable rooms have direct access to the outside for which reason there is no need for necessary corridors.
