Bakkegaard School Extension

This project was developed in an unusually close collaboration between architect, client and users. One of the architects' tactics was to detonate a series of 'design bombs', architectural solutions that fulfil all the ideas and visions of all the stakeholders involved in the design process. The new school building at Bakkegaard School creates a new centre in a former campus situation. It stands on what was the old school yard, making room for an indoor sports arena that is also the school's new social space. In addition, the architects decided to recreate the old school yard on the new roof. The extension has created a 'schoolscape' out of the school building by allowing for a new connection and by opening up a new interior space. The green façade is a clear articulation of the landscape theme that defines the interior of the building and its relation to its surroundings. CEBRA's ability to work with a very high degree of user involvement generates refreshing design solutions.