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Atrium
Square
Offices
Dental clinic
Classroom
Open gathering area
Wardrobe
Outdoor play area
Bleacher seating
Open to atrium below

The building is clad in rock wool fiberboard
panels printed with graphic patterns and words,
such as phrases from The Little Mermaid by Hans
Christian Andersen and the diary of Christopher
Columbus from his voyage to America. Thin
aluminum fins serve as a screening element over
the facade, revealing the underlying architecture
and graphic patterning.
Planned for new education pedagogy
Located on a wedge-shaped parcel along a canal,
the complex building is five stories high at the
entrance and gradually slopes down to three stories
toward the waterfront. The ground floor contains
a science lab, music rooms, and a wood shop.
Above, the first floor is primarily administration
and student services, as well as a dental clinic.
Upper floors are designated for the different grades.
While every class has its own classroom, each
of the floors includes a large shared area designed
to accommodate two or more classes for newer
forms of instruction, such as team teaching and
mixing students from different grades. Students
can also spread out here for small-group gatherings.
A soaring atrium near the entrance allows
profuse daylight as well as natural ventilation into

the center of the building, leading to a doubleheight school square. One can get a glimpse of the
various spaces from the different levels, but the
routes to them are not obvious: That is by design.
"Some of these kids might be in this school for 10
years, and the traditional layout of long corridors
with classrooms on either side is so boring," says
Lindeberg. "We wanted to create many ways
of moving through the building while still having
quiet, acoustically controlled learning spaces."
Inside, finishes and furniture were chosen
with an eye to durability. Wall fenestrations are a
combination of pine, Kerto, metal panels, and plaster.
The ground-level floor is concrete, while the upper
levels have floors that are either wood or concrete
covered with a polyurethane finish. The music
room's floor has carpet tile to improve the acoustic
quality of the space.
The walls of the atrium and common spaces
are lined with vertical knotty pine slats. These
can be easily replaced if damaged and also help
to absorb sound-a welcome design consideration
for a school with hundreds of children. The spacious
gathering areas increase the possibility of many
different activities when compared with a typical
school plan. c

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