HOS house of schools JKU linz

jku campus expansion west

the house of schools forms a new attractive courtyard situation in the ensemble of the existing buildings and defines a clear border to the campus edge. the new buildings consider the existing axes as well as the stock of trees on the campus area. the existing main axes are integrated and continued. they thus form a clear system for future campus developments. by concentrating the volumes in the more central campus area, a large, coherent expansion area for future developments of the jku is provided. the house of schools can easily be extended at the buffer zone without creating windowless fronts. this makes it possible to build either building parts 1 and 2 or building parts 2 and 3 together. by keeping the existing parking space in the northwest, the car park can be reduced in size. in case of a future campus extension in the western area, the car park can easily be extended at the same time. due to the modular construction of the car park, it can also be converted in the future and can be used for leisure time activities by removing ceiling elements.

the flexible building structure of the house of schools creates space for various requirements. it is open for the following construction stages and allows future adaptations of use. a lively ground floor zone offers the possibility of different and flexible use. the generous passageway connects the ground floor not only with ground-level units, but also with the open atrium of the floors above and lecture halls, which extend down to the basement. this flowing space creates areas of communication and concentration, a lively learning landscape is created. this is also reflected on the outside through additive elements such as sun protection, climate buffer, pv panels, climbing plants etc.