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Architects: eckertharms Architekten – Innenarchitekten
Location: Mainz, Germany
Directors in Charge: Michael Eckert & Hans Harms
Project Team: Jan Staemmler, Andrea Weißer, Lisa Rothstock
Client: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz & Botanischer Garten
Budget: 400,000 €
Project Year: 2009-2010
Photographs: Courtesy of eckertharms Architekten – Innenarchitekten
floor plan
The green school was projected to raise people’s awareness of the meaning of the biological variety and the importance of their sustainment. This project is a prototype of an educational institution that turns the attention especially on young people.
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The structure is located in the botanical garden of the johannes gutenberg university in mainz.
The geometry is based on a seedling that turns up its head out of the ground.
© Courtesy of eckertharms Architekten - Innenarchitekten
© Courtesy of eckertharms Architekten - Innenarchitekten
White fiber cement boards are covering the facade and act like a screen for changing shadow-motives. The interior lives up to that theme in a more expressive way.
Green School / eckertharms Architekten - Innenarchitekten originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 29 Aug 2010.
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