International Business College (2007)
Facts:
Client
International Business College Kolding
Area
4,000 m²
Construction sum
€ 4.3 million excl. VAT
Competition
2002, first prize in restricted competition
Status
Completed 2007
Engineer
Rambøll A/S
Landscape Architects
schmidt hammer lassen architects
Description:
The project is an extension to the International Business College in Kolding, the setting for the creative teaching of foundation course students.
The new wing is sympathetic to the character of the existing building, built of the same red brick. By the same token, the uppermost horizontal strip of ribbon windows is framed by a copper border that runs the full length of the façade, fastening onto the original building and thereby providing a vividly articulated connecting link.
The interior is centered around a three-storey high atrium with a reflecting pond at its base. Two classroom zones flank the atrium while seminar rooms of various sizes float in the atrium space. The teaching requires two types of space: the more enclosed classroom zones and the open and visible seminar rooms. The building is designed with two distinct types of spaces to cater to the two forms of learning, that is the concentrated class-based teaching and the more practical, learning-by-doing methods. At the base of the atrium, retail outlets and offices are located. This space may also be used for large meetings and lectures.
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