School in Qinngorput in Nuuk (2005)
Facts:
Client
Greenland Home Rule Government
Area
3,830 m2
Competition
2005, contractor lead competition
Status
Competition proposal
Engineer
Rambøll
Description:
The new school is situated on the mountainside and overlooks the sea. Fundamental to the complex are the two wings that both have a sharp curve forming a dynamic volume. The two volumes contain highly individual spatialities and incorporate the subject teaching rooms, and between the two wings are communal areas surrounding an indoor square.
The two wings are broken up at central points in their structure by extensively glazed façades, and one of the façade areas houses the entrance that allow bright floods of light into the school. The roof consists of roofing sheets offset from each other at distinct angles which complete the building. Where the roof juts upwards, the light pours in.
The indoor square is the school’s hub. It functions as a gathering space for the school community during school hours and for the wider local community in the evenings. The building’s functions are integrated at the centre of the school plaza by a vertical connection – a staircase which in a single movement creates a link to both social interaction areas and teaching spaces. By day, the building functions as a school and in the evening as an arts and community centre. It cuts a strong, simple and sculptural profile that mimics the angularity of the landscape.
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