L09
Civic
Harbour School
A primary school on the old harbour, organised around one covered courtyard where every class can go outside in any weather.
L09
Civic
Harbour School
A primary school on the old harbour, organised around one covered courtyard where every class can go outside in any weather.
Location
Antwerp, BE
Completed
2020
Typology
Education · primary school
Area
6,200 m²
Client
City of Antwerp
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Section A–A
Approach
Brief, concept, build
How the project came together, in three steps.
Brief
A school for 420 pupils on a former harbour quay, with no green space around it.
A school for 420 pupils on a former harbour quay, with no green space around it.
Concept
Classrooms wrap a covered courtyard behind a deep concrete portal. The courtyard is the playground, the assembly hall and the shortcut home.
Classrooms wrap a covered courtyard behind a deep concrete portal. The courtyard is the playground, the assembly hall and the shortcut home.
Build
Built in 20 months on piled foundations, reusing the quay’s original stone for the courtyard floor.
Built in 20 months on piled foundations, reusing the quay’s original stone for the courtyard floor.
Written by
Tomás Ribeiro
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