Educational campus Riensförde

At Riensförde district, a new educational campus (BCR) for about 1,000 children and young people ―from pre-school to senior high school age― will be created to plans by Architects von Gerkan, Marg & Partners and Blaurock landscape architects of Dresden.

The terrain to the south of the city measures about 70,000 m² and is bisected by a regional railway track, which means that the two parts have to be connected via an underpass. Embedded in greenery and open spaces close to nature, the campus will consist of an elementary school with two parallel form classes, including an option for an extension in the system, a day-nursery with crèche, and a high school for form classes 5 to 10, as well as indoor and outdoor sports facilities.

The architecture of all buildings follows a uniform color and material concept. In line with the northern German brick building tradition, the two- to three-story campus buildings will be clad with a sand-colored face brick. The proportions of the buildings are strengthened by a horizontal joint between the first floor and the upper floors; the facades are additionally structured by fenestration ribbons all round. The structure of the 3- and 1-field sports hall will be clad with dark gray facade elements, whereas the service functions of the sports hall will also be clad with sand-colored face brick.