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Old and new. The historic building by Fritz Schumacher is the starting point and reference for the design of the new. The formal positions of the new building, such as proportion, order, facade and roof edge, are based on the shape and details of the old building. They are further developed and …

A school is to be built on a former fruit field. Instead of giving the building a presence, we use the camouflage strategy. We want an orchard that goes over the school. We want nature. The general uses of the school are under the “green carpet”. The class buildings are packed with …

Building and context. How do you make a building disappear whose dimensions contradict the small-scale surroundings? The oversized volume is broken up, parts are hidden under an ascending orchard meadow and thus put into perspective. The large halls are freed and turned into musical sculptures in a …