Nijlen - Goezo primary school
Project description
The Goezo local authority primary school in Kessel is currently housed in antiquated buildings in the centre of Kessel village along the busy N13 arterial road. Nijlen local authority wants to build a new infant and primary school for a total of 250 children. A wish-list has been drawn up by the future users and this has to be made material in a flexible and sustainable building.
By means of research by design in the broader context, the valley of the Lindekensbeek south of the centre of Kessel has been selected as the new site for the school on the basis of a visual quality plan for the centre of Kessel village. Apart from its natural features, this valley area has huge social potential. Research indicated that the school can be a driving force in the functioning of this valley area as a green and supporting space for an increasingly dense village centre.
Important points of focus for the design of the school are its relations with the green surroundings and the adjacent kitchen gardens, higher and more compact building that retains a view of the church and contributes to the skyline of the centre of this rural village, while showing respect for the cultural and social significance of the church and, finally, the creation of a sustainable school environment. The demand for sustainability applies to the building, but even more to transport. The school must be given maximum accessibility by means of soft transport and only the minimum for hard transport. In combination with the best principles of sustainable transport, the choice of the school’s location should bring a new dynamic and structure to the stream valley so that it can function as a landscape park for the centre of Kessel.
Project details
Project code
OO3506
Official name
All-inclusive design assignment for a new building for an infant and primary school in a landscape setting in Kessel-Dorp.
This project is part of the project bundle OO35.
Status
Being built
Client
gemeentebestuur Nijlen
Site location
Berlaarsesteenweg 8
2560 Nijlen
Belgium
Stream valley behind Berlaarsesteenweg, Sint-Lambertusstraat and Kessel village
Timing project
- Selection meeting:
- Jury:
Contactperson client
Maarten Horemans
Contact Team Vlaams Bouwmeester
Christa Dewachter
Award procedure
Design contest followed by a negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice
Financial
Construction budget
Excluding VAT
Excluding commission
Commission
Fee for offers
Project type
Function
Domain
European publication
- Date European publication:
- Number European publication: 2018/S 018-037802
Publication bulletin
- Date publication bulletin:
- Number publication bulletin: 2018-501998
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