ANNA-PRÖLL SECONDARY SCHOOL AND SPORTS HALL GERSTHOFEN GERSTHOFEN, , 2013-2018

Client In Gersthofen, district , a termining the architectural design, and as such Stadt Gersthofen new secondary school building complete with a the building has been designed to accommoda- Architect three-court gymnasium was planned to replace te new ways of teaching, and the identification Behnisch Architekten, München an original school built in 1971. The design of pupils and teachers. The merging of school Competition scheme defines its own identity in one sense, and landscape, as well as the consideration of 2012, 1st prize and simultaneously integrates itself harmoni- the natural topography and the slope enhance Planning and construction cally into the emerging school campus as well. the connection of the secondary school to its 2013-2018 A schoolyard is located in the center of the immediate vicinity. Gross campus for joint use with the adjacent grammar 13.396 m2 / 144,195 sq.ft. school. The design of the new building has The two-story auditorium forms the heart of the Volume expanded the schoolyard and increased its new school building. It is surrounded by the 61.839 m3 / 2,183,844 cu.ft. prominence on the site. after school area, music room and library, as Address well as rooms for teachers and administration. Theresienstraße 12 The main aspects of the concept are molded The manipulation of the natural topography 86368 Gersthofen around teaching concepts, educational me- and slope creates fascinating interior spaces. Germany thods and the potential educational develop- The three-court gymnasium facility and the ments anticipated over the next few years. corresponding outdoor areas are allocated to Flexibility was another key component in de- the existing athletic grounds. They border the campus towards the south, which is the main sector for all sports activities. Partially “buried”, the sports hall hides its volume within the mass of the landscape and appears to be another wing of the main school building.

The construction was developed in two stages to allow for uninterrupted, continuous schooling throughout all phases. Before the school was built, the sports hall was relocated to clear the area and to gain space for the new school building.

Site plan

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