The client developed the first stage of the ensemble – the primary school – a few years ago, regenerating and extending an old existing building. The briefs for the new building were established during several meetings with the client’s representatives (school president, project manager, teachers). The pedagogical principles were clear defined, the ambition for atmosphere, elegance, resilience and sustainability. Our first sketches investigated different types of approaches for a school building functioning as a gateway – among them the “plaza”, “atrium”, “street”, “spine” schemes. Finally, a compact atrio building option was preferredOvidiu Șandor: “I have witnessed with great joy the reaction of the students: such a surprise to see how the new building has sparked a new attitude from the students, how they have taken over the different spaces, making them their own, wanting to spend more time in the library, and generally how they feel more mature and responsible.”
