07.08.2019
Timber construction has developed very strongly in recent years. Today, sophisticated, innovative and environmentally friendly projects are built in timber construction. More and more municipalities are using wood as a renewable raw material in the construction of new school buildings. The municipalities of Plateau de Diesse, Nobs and Courtételle are leading the way. Build: Chappuis Architectes SA
On the Plateau de Diesse in the canton of Berne above Lake Biel, a new school building is being built for the the school community of Plateau de Diesse and Nods. Chappuis Architectes SA from Fribourg won 1st place in the architectural competition.
Climate protection thanks to timber construction
The three-story
building is planned as a pure timber structure. Thanks to the choice of materials, the
Building of the school building several hundred tons CO2 from in the long term stored.
This is because trees extract the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air as they grow.
(CO2) and produces oxygen (O2), which is important for us. And: In the Swiss
forests grow enough wood for the construction industry. The wood needed for a
school building grows in Switzerland in about a quarter of an hour. At the moment
concepts are being drawn up for the Plateau de Diesse school building in order to use as much
wood from the immediate vicinity.
At the
architectural competition for the new construction of the Courtételle school building, Ken
BSA AG was able to submit the most convincing project with "Rox and Rouky".
project. The house "Rox" will be built on a greenfield site and will house new
school rooms, multi-purpose rooms and a double gymnasium. In a second
the existing school building will be demolished and replaced by the new "Rouky" building.
will be built. Rox as well as Rouky are two-storey wooden buildings which will once be decorated with the Minergie
badge.
Wood protection particularly important
A special focus in the
Rox and Rouky project was the protection of the wood outdoors. Because
various load-bearing components are exposed to the elements. Timbatec proposes
therefore proposes a multi-layered load-bearing structure: The outer beams, which support the roof
and are directly exposed to the weather. The inner load-bearing structure supports the
floor slabs and is protected from the weather. Thus, the outer posts can be
can be quickly replaced without affecting the internal volume and the use of the premises.
premises to be affected. This "box-in-box" principle is
particularly suitable for the design of Ken Architects.
Visualization Courtételle school building, Ken Architekten BSA AG