Location | Nottwil LU |
Client | Gemeinde Nottwil |
Commission | Study competition on invitation 2015 |
Planning | 2015–2016 |
Construction | 2016–2017 |
Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: Roland Stutz |
Consultants | Structural engineer: Beat Lauber, Cost Consultant: Büro für Bauökonomie, Mechanical Engineer: Markus Stolz, Electrical Engineer: Brunner Elektroplan, Building physicist: RSP AG |
Along with the balanced and structural placement of the new building, we were particularly interested in developing a simple spatial concept which builds on the educational ideas formulated by the developers and yet still provides the greatest possible scope for any future changes and developments. The slender and linear structure of the new building is designed as an elegant wooden structure based on a typical hillside location in the Surental valley and which can be devised on a stage-by-stage basis. The fact that the direction of the views and main sunlight vary in this setting in addition to the level setting at the foot of the slope led to the creation of a tailor-made sectional solution which uses the differing qualities of the site to its advantage. The crossed sectional design allows for a varied spatial layout within an extremely simple basic structure whereby the contextual connection of the classrooms can be changed on a floor-by-floor basis. The circulation areas designed as meeting zones create a clear and efficient internal linking as well as offering a range of additional added values in daily use. In summer 2017, the first stage of the building will be constructed. It will be 110m long when complete.
As a part of “Adda Collective” we are selected to participate in the „Korail Residency 2024“, which is embedded in the “Korail City of Culture” initiative in Dhaka/Bangladsh.
The project „Korail City of Culture“, which focuses on Dhaka's largest informal settlement, is a sustainable urban development initiative supported by the Creative Economy Programme of the Federal Foreign Office in Germany, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and its local counterpart, Paraa, and international partner, Floating e.V.. The project aims to support cultural practitioners and producers living, working, and playing in Korail in establishing sustainable cultural practices, and to feed this knowledge back into processes of global and local learning and teaching on sustainable urban development.
The projects and works that are developed during the Korail residency program shall be part of the „Maja-Kori“ Design Festival in and around Korail Basti in December 2024.
Adda Collective is a multidisciplinary and mutinational team formed around „Adda Space“ Dhaka/Bangladesh and Graber & Steiger Architects, Lucerne/Switzerland. For further information you may also check Instagram @grabersteiger @adda.dhaka.
Image: Goethe Institute Bangladesh