The new building of the Primary School in Plavecký Štvrtok is situated on the premises of the existing school. The need for a new building arose from its fatal state of disrepair. The new school is located on the west side of the plot in place of the grassland and artificial grass pitch, which will be moved to another site location. The plot orientation is in the longitudinal direction on the east-west axis. It determined the boundary conditions of the proposed layout of the new building and, in particular, the orientation of the classrooms to the cardinal points.
The local programme was assigned by the client, i.e. the municipal authority in Plavecký Štvrtok, in coordination with the primary school in Plavecký Štvrtok. The assignment includes nine classrooms for approximately 250 pupils, one class per year, special classrooms, teachers' offices and other school facilities. The building also features a kitchen serving 400 meals per day and a canteen with a capacity of about 170 chairs. The assignment required possible ground floor transformation for extra-curricular activities or activities related to marginalised groups' schooling. The school design is based on the SMART Schools concept, i.e. green, digital, open-to-partnership, inclusive, active, open, physical and mental health-friendly, and focused on lifelong learning. The Green School concept applies modern and environmentally-friendly building operating technologies.
The emphasis is placed on a healthy environment for students and teachers in terms of light, warmth, fresh air and acoustics. The layout design includes 2+1 floors, i.e. two floors above ground and one underground floor in half of the built-up area. The layout and composition principles are clean and clear. The first floor contains the entrance area, cloakrooms, a canteen with a food dispensary, a school cafeteria, school facilities and three special classrooms with the possibility of renting them for extra-curricular activities. The second floor is self-contained or can be closed for both levels separately. The standard classes, special classes, teachers' offices and social facilities are located there. The corridors include lobby rest areas. On the first underground floor, there is a kitchen with facilities, storage and technical facilities and two handicraft workshops. The classrooms are designed for flexible bench arrangements, some of them can even be linked or connected via folding partitions. Several classrooms have visual contact with the road and the outdoor living area via glazed dividers. The second floor comprises a residential rooftop garden with the possibility of education and a functional connection to the concerned classrooms.
Behind the building, there is a gathering area for the school's needs. The design provides for the possibility of its temporary, mobile overlay. We are considering a dry-foot connection between the school and the gymnasiums. Should there be a requirement to increase the capacity of the school premises, development is proposed by adding max. one floor to the school.
Structurally, the building is designed as a reinforced concrete frame with infill brickwork. The façade includes concrete and wood cladding elements. The windows are aluminium with exterior shading. The school interior will be the subject of the next stage of design. The building is energy connected to the existing boiler room in the gym area. The roofs are designed as green with the possibility of installing photovoltaic panels for DHW heating. There is a rooftop root wastewater treatment plant. Rainwater will be captured on-site in a retention basin and serve as a source of irrigation water for the greenery and recycled grey water for toilet flushing. Indoor air recovery and purification are already commonplace.
Energy class A0.
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