De Rozenkrans
Campus De Rozenkrans is a sizeable school campus in the tourist centre of Oostduinkerke. A master plan from several years ago provided a spatial rearrangement including the commercialisation of some areas on Albert 1 laan. ‘Inspirant aan zee’ supports young people aged 13 to 21 who have or are believed to have a mental disability, possibly combined with behavioural and emotional problems, autism or other additional disabilities.
We opted for an efficient and compact programme in which classrooms, administration, workshops and sports hall are organised along horizontal and vertical axes of circulation.
An existing volume was incorporated into this system. Efficient and dual use of space was the focus, so that the roof of the sports hall became accessible as a sports field. By doing so, we ensured that the entire vegetable garden could be preserved, even improved and made much more accessible. In terms of finishing, we chose robust but colourful materials that matched the yellow brickwork so typical of this region.
