Timbatec plans two new school buildings in western Switzerland

On the Plateau de Diesse in the canton of Berne above Lake Biel, a new school building is being built for the the school community of Plateau de Diesse and Nods. Chappuis Architectes SA from Fribourg won 1st place in the architectural competition.

Climate protection thanks to timber construction
The three-story building is planned as a pure timber structure. Thanks to the choice of materials, the Building of the school building several hundred tons CO2 from in the long term stored. This is because trees extract the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air as they grow. (CO2) and produces oxygen (O2), which is important for us. And: In the Swiss forests grow enough wood for the construction industry. The wood needed for a school building grows in Switzerland in about a quarter of an hour. At the moment concepts are being drawn up for the Plateau de Diesse school building in order to use as much wood from the immediate vicinity.

School building "Rox and Rouky" Courtételle

At the architectural competition for the new construction of the Courtételle school building, Ken BSA AG was able to submit the most convincing project with "Rox and Rouky". project. The house "Rox" will be built on a greenfield site and will house new school rooms, multi-purpose rooms and a double gymnasium. In a second the existing school building will be demolished and replaced by the new "Rouky" building. will be built. Rox as well as Rouky are two-storey wooden buildings which will once be decorated with the Minergie badge.

Wood protection particularly important
A special focus in the Rox and Rouky project was the protection of the wood outdoors. Because various load-bearing components are exposed to the elements. Timbatec proposes therefore proposes a multi-layered load-bearing structure: The outer beams, which support the roof and are directly exposed to the weather. The inner load-bearing structure supports the floor slabs and is protected from the weather. Thus, the outer posts can be can be quickly replaced without affecting the internal volume and the use of the premises. premises to be affected. This "box-in-box" principle is particularly suitable for the design of Ken Architects.