Arcade School
A brick primary school around a shaded arcade
Architecture, Landscape
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2016–2019
The arcade along the school yard
About the project
A primary school for 300 children in Lund. Every classroom opens onto one long brick arcade, which is both corridor, playground shelter and outdoor classroom.
Typology
Primary school
Status
Completed 2019
Location
Lund, Sweden
Client
Lund Municipality
Size
3,100 m²
Site
1.4 hectares
Partner
Henrik Sørensen
Brick arches facing the yard
The assembly hall
The concept
A corridor outside
The arcade runs the length of the yard, facing south. In summer it gives shade, in winter it lets the low sun reach the classroom windows behind it.
Each classroom has its own door to the arcade, so children go straight from lesson to play without passing through a hallway.
A class in the shared hall
Material and light
Brick that children can touch
We chose a hard, rough brick that wears well and is pleasant to lean against. Its colour changes from red to deep brown in the rain, which the children notice and talk about.
Floors are oak, and every classroom has a long window bench at child height.
One day in the living room
Morning
07:00
Midday
12:00
Afternoon
16:30
Dusk
19:45
Night
22:00
Bedrooms and kitchens face east, so the day begins with low, cool light across the walls.
At noon the sun stands high in the south, and the deep roof keeps the living room bright without glare.
In the afternoon the light turns warm and low, reaching across the floor to the far wall.
At dusk the west windows hold the last colour of the sky while the room slowly falls quiet.
At night a few low lamps take over, and the windows turn into dark mirrors of the garden.
Credits
Architect
Clerestory
Partner in charge
Henrik Sørensen
Landscape
Anna Berg
Project leader
Daniel Reyes
Engineer
Skånes Konstruktion
Contractor
Lunds Bygg
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