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COMMUNITY SCHOOL 'T ZAND

VENHOEVENCS, 2001-2005, Pauwoogvlinder 12-24, Utrecht

ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE):
Ton Venhoeven
VenhoevenCS architecten

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:
Okra landschapsarchitecten

BUILDING TYPE:
Buildings for education


RELATED BUILDINGS:
Leidsche Rijn

This silvery-grey metal building resembles a spaceship that has just touched down in the respectable Vinex district of https://www.architectureguide.nl/project/item/prj_id/1671" class="inline_link">Leidsche Rijn. It accommodates two primary schools of 16 and 10 classes respectively and two crèches, all of which share a number of community resources. At its centre is a large gym, an assembly hall and a leisure centre with a winter garden. The two primary schools have their classrooms in two storeys on either side of the gym and their shared playground on its roof. They have an entrance apiece on the ground floor which is also where the two crèches are. Visible relics of the site's horticultural past include glass nursery houses and chimneys.