HAARLEM COLLEGE

At the 023 location along the Schipholweg in Haarlem the new building for the Lourens Janszoon Coster College (LJC2) school for intermediate vocational training will be built. In addition to the school building for 1278 students, a sports centre and a covered car park will be constructed. The urban plan for 023 calls for the building outlines to roughly follow the boundaries of the sites in order to create built-up urban spaces. The mass and functions of the building for LJC2 connect with the urban spaces of 023. The tallest volume, four to five stories high, is located along the Schipholweg. Its plasticity lends the theatre a prominent presence. The facade along the Schipholweg is transparent, revealing the activities inside the building. A water basin marks the main entrance to the school and the sport centre. A striking feature will be the basketball court, which will float above the roof of the gymnasiums.

location

Haarlem

address project

Broekweg 1, Haarlem

Client

Dunamare Onderwijsgroep, Haarlem

Gross Floor Area

16200 sqm

date design

2006

date completed

2010

architect

Robert Alewijnse & Chris de Weijer

team

Kerstin Tresselt, Dardo Mantel, Harrie Hupperts, Jimmy van der Aa, Diana de Kroo, Raquel Oliveira, Ruben Sesmero Blanco, Anna Jaeger

program

New secondary education building, sports accommodation and parking facility

consultants

Pieters Bouwtechniek, Haarlem | Boersema Installatie Adviseurs, Amersfoort | DGMR Raadgevende Ingenieurs, Arnhem| VGG adviseurs, Capelle a/d IJssel

contractor

Heijmans Bouw, Almere | Burgers Ergon, Eindhoven

Keywords

Compact / Recycling / Sustainability / Flexible / Child / Light / Relief /