Offener Wettbewerb (auch fĂĽr Studenten) | 04/2016
NEW AARCH - New Aarhus School of Architecture
OPEN CAMPUS
Gewinner
Preisgeld: 200.000 DKK
Architektur
Erläuterungstext
CONCEPT
For the new Aarhus School we propose a pedagogical toolbox inspired by the industrial history of the site, an ever- changing urban catalyst offering flexibility and opens towards the city and the future.
The project is placed close to the Katapult theater and the
Godsbanens cultural center to create a vivid cultural platform.
The architecture school creates a transversal link between Carl Blochs Gade and Sonnesgade. Different flows crosses and connects to the building: the pedestrian street Carl Blochs Gade, the new masterplan street, the green wedge and the train line. The building is shape by the flows.
TOOLBOX
The building’s structure can be used to support the student works or machines used for the model construction. The structure is also used to create events such as outside performances. The school can be open to the outdoor by large sliding doors.
PROGRAM
The building’s program reacts on the urban context. The main entrance of the school is places towards Carl Blochs Gade. On the green wedge, there are the restaurant terrace and the outside workshops for the student. This space can be shared with the theater to create events. The storage and the delivery areas area located close to the train ine, this allows for student works to be sent easily to different locations in Denmark and abroad.
FLEXIBLE GRID
The studio space is flexible, it can be used as a classical workshop, an amphitheater or a cafeteria. These non permanent structures can be designed and built by the students as a part of the practical curriculum.
CLIMATE
On the south side, there is an in-between space that works like a thermal buffer, creating a progressive transition between outside and inside climate. This intermediate space functions as an active interface between the school and the city and can be used for pedagogical activities, meeting and events.
For the new Aarhus School we propose a pedagogical toolbox inspired by the industrial history of the site, an ever- changing urban catalyst offering flexibility and opens towards the city and the future.
The project is placed close to the Katapult theater and the
Godsbanens cultural center to create a vivid cultural platform.
The architecture school creates a transversal link between Carl Blochs Gade and Sonnesgade. Different flows crosses and connects to the building: the pedestrian street Carl Blochs Gade, the new masterplan street, the green wedge and the train line. The building is shape by the flows.
TOOLBOX
The building’s structure can be used to support the student works or machines used for the model construction. The structure is also used to create events such as outside performances. The school can be open to the outdoor by large sliding doors.
PROGRAM
The building’s program reacts on the urban context. The main entrance of the school is places towards Carl Blochs Gade. On the green wedge, there are the restaurant terrace and the outside workshops for the student. This space can be shared with the theater to create events. The storage and the delivery areas area located close to the train ine, this allows for student works to be sent easily to different locations in Denmark and abroad.
FLEXIBLE GRID
The studio space is flexible, it can be used as a classical workshop, an amphitheater or a cafeteria. These non permanent structures can be designed and built by the students as a part of the practical curriculum.
CLIMATE
On the south side, there is an in-between space that works like a thermal buffer, creating a progressive transition between outside and inside climate. This intermediate space functions as an active interface between the school and the city and can be used for pedagogical activities, meeting and events.
Beurteilung durch das Preisgericht
The design proposal presents a clear and con- vincing location in a public context. The concep- tual approach embodies the idea of the future school as a tool box - an open structure - which is general in many ways and allows for change.
RELATION TO THE SITE
Aarhus School of Architecture is proposed arranged in an east-west direction, perpendicular to and immediately south of Godsbanen. This would support the overall intention of strengthening the urban district’s east-west connection. This intervention helps create a clear relation to Godsbanen, located to the north. The space between these two buildings creates a clearly defined square which might help invigorate a central urban meeting place in the area. The intervention was an unexpected surprise to the jury and belongs among the best entries in the competition. In accordance with the planning framework of the project, the proposal, however, requires the school to be arranged within this location without exceeding 10,000 m2.
To the south of the school of architecture is indicated a simple site plan with well-arranged building volumes. The understanding of the site is enhanced by the fact that the green wedge runs through the new building, leading to the central square. Thus anchoring the two general landscape features in one unit. The site plan is well-arranged and robust. The area is clearly de- fined and structured to create a fine framework for the further development of the area. The solution creates a good flow in the area, invites peo- ple to move around a great deal and provides excellent opportunities for diverse outdoor spaces and environments
IDEA, ARCHITECTURE, FUNCTION
The architectural solution follows a clear structural principle that leaves an elegant and distinctive impression. Site logistics are rooted in industrial rationality with a regular, structurally flexible grid of clear zones. The concept is enhanced by differentiated climate zones in the building and large south-facing sliding doors that support and facilitate the connection between indoor and out- door areas.
The quality of the layout is based in the orderly and systematic structuring of uses on four levels within a regular building volume. On the ground-floor level, the green wedge penetrates the building as an unheated space. At Carl Blochs Gade, where the main entrance is located, life in the streets can also be drawn into the building by means of sliding doors. The city, in a manner of speaking, flows through the building, allowing for interaction between the school of architecture and the public - a good feature which provides several opportunities in relation to teaching.
Study spaces are arranged as a bridge above the green wedge, unifying the body of the building, which is divided in two in the three levels below. This solution - a building which is in many ways separated into different units - would pose a challenge in relation to the internal organisation of the school. The proposal contains an inherent duality that may make form and programming objectives appear inconsistent in relation to one another. Dividing the building causes a loss of compactness and flexibility and may seem counterproductive to the school’s many uses. Methodically separating uses from one another in separate horizontal layers while simultaneously cutting through the building impedes the desired close symbiosis between the school’s many activities. One can see some degree of industrial rigidity in the way spaces and structures are manifested, which appears contradictory in a school of architecture - a place characterised by a high degree of interaction between research and teaching. The bridge has contributed positively to the jury’s discussions by challenging the re- quirements of the brief for the greatest number of multiple uses - everywhere. We have, in any case, chosen to believe that this schism can be turned into a positive feature in the further processing of the design proposal. In terms of architecture, the bridge solution is a beautiful idea - aesthetically as well as metaphorically, but it would also present a significant challenge in relation to the construction budg
RELATION TO THE SITE
Aarhus School of Architecture is proposed arranged in an east-west direction, perpendicular to and immediately south of Godsbanen. This would support the overall intention of strengthening the urban district’s east-west connection. This intervention helps create a clear relation to Godsbanen, located to the north. The space between these two buildings creates a clearly defined square which might help invigorate a central urban meeting place in the area. The intervention was an unexpected surprise to the jury and belongs among the best entries in the competition. In accordance with the planning framework of the project, the proposal, however, requires the school to be arranged within this location without exceeding 10,000 m2.
To the south of the school of architecture is indicated a simple site plan with well-arranged building volumes. The understanding of the site is enhanced by the fact that the green wedge runs through the new building, leading to the central square. Thus anchoring the two general landscape features in one unit. The site plan is well-arranged and robust. The area is clearly de- fined and structured to create a fine framework for the further development of the area. The solution creates a good flow in the area, invites peo- ple to move around a great deal and provides excellent opportunities for diverse outdoor spaces and environments
IDEA, ARCHITECTURE, FUNCTION
The architectural solution follows a clear structural principle that leaves an elegant and distinctive impression. Site logistics are rooted in industrial rationality with a regular, structurally flexible grid of clear zones. The concept is enhanced by differentiated climate zones in the building and large south-facing sliding doors that support and facilitate the connection between indoor and out- door areas.
The quality of the layout is based in the orderly and systematic structuring of uses on four levels within a regular building volume. On the ground-floor level, the green wedge penetrates the building as an unheated space. At Carl Blochs Gade, where the main entrance is located, life in the streets can also be drawn into the building by means of sliding doors. The city, in a manner of speaking, flows through the building, allowing for interaction between the school of architecture and the public - a good feature which provides several opportunities in relation to teaching.
Study spaces are arranged as a bridge above the green wedge, unifying the body of the building, which is divided in two in the three levels below. This solution - a building which is in many ways separated into different units - would pose a challenge in relation to the internal organisation of the school. The proposal contains an inherent duality that may make form and programming objectives appear inconsistent in relation to one another. Dividing the building causes a loss of compactness and flexibility and may seem counterproductive to the school’s many uses. Methodically separating uses from one another in separate horizontal layers while simultaneously cutting through the building impedes the desired close symbiosis between the school’s many activities. One can see some degree of industrial rigidity in the way spaces and structures are manifested, which appears contradictory in a school of architecture - a place characterised by a high degree of interaction between research and teaching. The bridge has contributed positively to the jury’s discussions by challenging the re- quirements of the brief for the greatest number of multiple uses - everywhere. We have, in any case, chosen to believe that this schism can be turned into a positive feature in the further processing of the design proposal. In terms of architecture, the bridge solution is a beautiful idea - aesthetically as well as metaphorically, but it would also present a significant challenge in relation to the construction budg