“The mountain of knowledge”, the entry of Gruppa studio along with Anagram A-U – two offices based in Barcelona and Rotterdam – in the international architecture competition for the New Kindergarten and Elementary School of Dolní Měcholupy, Prague, Czech Republic aims to the interaction and cultural exchange between the academic community.
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Geometric contour lines form a mountain of knowledge. The core of it are the classrooms with an outdoor and indoor relaxation areas for interaction.
ARCHITECTURE THAT CONNECTS
The ground floor is the most public floor of the project. It accommodates program such as the library, music hall, sports halls, after school rooms and canteen. It illustrates the urban life of the school and offers space for any possible event.
INTERACTION
The etymology of the word school is deriving from the Greek word skholē that means ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture place’.
The ultimate goal of a school is the cultural exchange of students and teachers that leads to the production of knowledge. The interaction is the aim of the proposal.
Students can have outdoor and indoor space between the classrooms.
FLEXIBILITY
The classrooms are cubes of 9x9m. These dimensions help for multiple classroom layouts in correlation with the demands of its course.
Facts & Credits
Project title The mountain of knowledge
Competition International architecture competition for the New Kindergarten and Elementary School of Dolní Měcholupy
Team GRUPPA (Anne-Sereine Tremblay with Jan Kudlička) & ANAGRAM A-U (Marina Kounavi)
Location Prague, Czech Republic
Date 2020
See, also, the entry of OCA Architects along with architect Harris Vamvakas in the international architecture competition for the New Kindergarten and Elementary School of Dolní Měcholupy, Prague, Czech Republic, here!
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