LVR-Ernst-Jandl School Bornheim

Passive House School – Passive House Gymnasium

The construction project comprises a partially basemented, 3-story school building and a gymnasium with changing rooms and equipment storage. The two structures are located approximately 200m apart as the crow flies and complement the school campus, which already includes an existing primary school and a comprehensive school. The school building, along with its dedicated schoolyard, stands independently on its own plot, while the gymnasium connects to the existing sports hall of the comprehensive school, with an option for expansion to integrate the comprehensive school’s sports hall. Both buildings are designed to be as compact as possible and will be constructed to Passive House standards. The guiding principle for the school is to logically consolidate areas, thereby creating optimal structural conditions for the teaching process. The ground floor facade will be finished with a facing brick shell; these facing bricks will also be used in the interior corridors. The higher-level facade sections, which are less exposed to wear, will be equipped with an external thermal insulation composite system. The glass facade is planned with an aluminum-wood post-and-beam construction, and in the punched facade areas, as an aluminum-wood window construction.

On the south facade, horizontally movable wooden sun protection louvers in aluminum support frames will be installed. The flat roof will be extensively greened; a PV system will be installed on the sloped partial roof area with metal cladding. The gymnasium’s facade materials will follow the specifications of the school building. The gymnasium roof consists of a prefabricated timber construction resting on the solid walls. The roof is fitted with north-facing skylight strips to ensure ample natural daylight. A solar thermal system for hot water preparation is installed on the roof.