School center Fagen Bolzano

Conversion of the secondary school for surveyors
The administration, professors' areas and library are located on the first floor of the main building of the secondary school for surveyors, whereby the existing administration area was retained. The new library, located in the upper part of the existing gymnasium, is equipped with a gallery that serves as a reading, working and meeting area. The central reading room can be used for multiple purposes. The student changing rooms for the new sports hall in the new building as well as multi-purpose, teaching materials, archive, storage and technical rooms are located in the basement.

Extension
Both the school and sports areas are accessed via the new entrance hall in the extension. In addition to its function as an entrance and recreation area, the hall can also be used as a foyer for the Aula Magna. The arrangement of the main staircase ensures autonomous school and sports operations. The first floor of the new building also houses the upper part of the gymnasium, the Aula Magna checkroom, the teachers' area and the janitor's apartment, which is separately accessible. The two upper floors of the new building house five normal classes and two special classes. The basement is reserved for the gymnasium or Aula Magna with adjoining equipment room, the fitness room, a teachers' changing room, the chair storage room, toilets, the hall maintenance room and technical rooms. An underground corridor connects the existing and new buildings and the pupils' changing rooms with the sports hall and fitness room. The single gymnasium in the extension building can be used as the Aula Magna if required. This is designed for a maximum of 400 people.

The shell of the building, which is mostly made of in-situ concrete, forms the structural and spatial framework of the new building. This remains visible as a clad shell inside and is gradually clad in accordance with the architectural, functional and programmatic requirements. Terrazzo, parquet, clinker, gypsum-cellulose and plaster are used. The façade consists of prefabricated exposed concrete elements with porphyry aggregate and thus addresses the local reference. The windows and sun blinds are made of aluminum. The new library installation in the existing main building will be materialized in accordance with the new building and forms a deliberate counterpoint in this regard.

In view of its exemplary function, the extension was planned from an ecological point of view. Accordingly, the new building meets the requirements of the Klimahaus B standard. The hot water for the supply of the caretaker's apartment is prepared in summer by means of a solar system on the roof.

Surroundings
The north-facing open space between the new building and the rehabilitation center or girls' home is designated as a meadow with loosely scattered cypress trees. The site is sloped for this purpose. The roof of the extension is extensively greened. Rainwater is also collected and used for outdoor irrigation. The central schoolyard, which connects the entire complex, was materialized with concrete slabs and steel railings based on the existing areas. A concrete sofa marks the transition between the main building and the extension and also serves as a skylight for the underground connecting hall.