102-ATHENEE ROYAL IN ATHUS

Primary school of three classrooms

BELGIUM

500 sqm. (1981-1984); (01-102).

Services Performed:

– Architecture
– Construction management
– Interior design
– Landscaping
– Mechanical, electrical, plumbing engineering
– Project management
– Quantity surveying
– Structural engineering

Description:

The Athenée Royal primary school, located in a working-class neighbourhood, represents an important step in the team’s theoretical development.

The simple plan for this small school (three classrooms, four practical work corners, one playroom and utility rooms) emphasizes the importance of a consistent correspondence among space, structure and fittings.

The project also explores for the first time the notion of virtual thickness for facades.

The orthogonal framework (with its correlating 45° angles) presents a leitmotiv that is both seen, in the design of habitable space, and unseen, in the structural components of floors and ceilings.

Main Bibliography:

DETAIL, Zeitschrift für Architektur + Baudetail, 1987-3, pp. 266-270 (Germany).
HOUTNIEUWS – LE COURRIER DU BOIS, n° 85, 2/89, pp. 9-10, 13-18 (Belgium).

Credits:

Architecture and Engineering: Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS All projects are designed by Philippe Samyn who also supervises every drawing

Structural Engineering: Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS with SETESCO (sister company 1986-2006) or INGENIEURSBUREAU MEIJER (sister company since 2007) if not mentioned

Services engineering: Philippe SAMYN and PARTNERS with FTI (sister company since 1989) if not mentioned

01-102	PRIMARY SCHOOL, ATHUS.
Client:	Fonds des Bâtiments Scolaires de l’Etat, Direction Provinciale du Luxembourg.
Architecture:	R. Delaunoit, D. Vanhole, B. Colin, C. Dassargues, L. Hens, N. Laporte, M. Vandeput, M. Villé , J. Verschuere.
Structure:	Samyn and Partners with Sogetec for execution.
Services:	Samyn and Partners with Setesca for execution.