Waldorf School Uhlandshöhe Nursery

Waldorf School Uhlandshöhe was the first Waldorf school (Rudolf Steiner School) ever built. It was founded in 1919 by Emil Molt, the owner of the Waldorf Astoria Cigarettes Factory. To adapt the existing Waldorf School to the requirements of an all-day school, a nursery had to be built. Architects Aldinger & Aldinger created a new structure that does not simply imitate the known 'Waldorf style' but develops it further. At first sight the building even contradicts the 'Waldorf dogma'. Only when one has a closer look, the familiar ideas are revealed again. The building is an important statement against the misunderstood 'dogma' (consequently mislead to kitsch) to which especially some newly founded Waldorf Schools stick. The load bearing structure of the building is very complex because of differently cantilevered shapes.