Federal grammar school

The Bundesrealgymnasium in Wiener Neustadt, built in 1964, was extended by two new buildings, which house a classroom wing and a sports hall. The extensions continue the open cross floor plan of the school, but with new concepts for contemporary learning. The new parts of the building include various learning zones, classrooms and exercise areas that can react flexibly to different utilisation requirements. Five new outdoor spaces offer various courtyards of different sizes and designs.
The façades play with the interplay between inside and outside: in the north, window recesses extend far outwards and create unusual additional spaces inside. To the south, the façade deepens to create balconies and covered terrace areas that enable seamless learning in the transition between inside and outside.

The façades and windows are divided into an abstract geometric pattern similar to that of Piet Mondrian to provide different viewers and users with optimal window formats. Low parapets allow even the smallest children to enjoy the view, deep window recesses offer space between the interior and exterior, while high windows provide plenty of daylight.

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Thanks to the generously glazed south-west-facing longitudinal façade from our timber-glass façade production, the gymnasium requires no artificial light during the day and allows direct views to the outside. The timber-glass façade was designed with triple glazing and aluminium cover shells. The supporting structure is made of white varnished spruce glulam and all windows are integrated into the building’s technical control system and can be centrally motorised.