The Crossroads, Hurum Secondary School (2007)
Schmidt Hammer Lassen - SHL
Facts:
Architect
schmidt hammer lassen architects
Client
The Municipality of Buskerud Fylke
Area
6,939 m²
Competition
2007, 1st prize in restricted competition
Status
Competition proposal
Engineer
Multi Consult
Landscape Architects
Kristine Jensens Tegnestue
Description:
The Crossroads is a secondary school with integrated business and cultural centre functions. The Crossroads forms a focal point for the entire local community – an intersection where the paths of students, visitors, tourists and business executives can cross, as well as those of all the residents of the local community who make use of the school and its cultural facilities.
The building lies enclosed by woodland, but is associated with the nearby village of Sætre. The building is open, expressive, dynamic and invites diversity – a place where all paths meet. The architecture emphasises the building’s function as a hub for the entire upland area, with building volumes which, like a compass rose, point out in all directions towards its surroundings.
The building is located on a mountainside plateau, with a view of the undulating, falling terrain, the forest and the fjord. It writes itself into the natural landscape, the formations of which are left undisturbed in the vicinity of the school, while its characteristic, sharply-defined profile forms a contrast to the diverse forms of nature.
Inside the school, a large open atrium rises up, creating visual contact between the building’s storeys. The atrium at the heart of the school links to the cultural hall, the library, the café and the stage for dancing and other performances.
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