Hildburg school, IGS

New, modern school building

The site of the Hildburg school is located to the south of the town centre of Rinteln in Lower Saxony. This is where Bez+Kock Architekten designed a simple, geometrically clear building structure intended for a maximum of 900 pupils. The two-storey newbuild is largely made of larch wood in combination with concrete and aluminium. 

Reference details

Type of Building Education and research
Product areas Windows Doors Facades Fire and smoke protection
Schüco Systems Janisol 2 EI30 FWS 50 ADS 75 HD.HI AWS 75.SI+
Features New build Energy efficiency Fire protection Smoke protection Fire and smoke protection
Location Rinteln Steinbergen, Lower Saxony
Completion 2021
Architects Landkreis Schaumburg
Specialist company EMK Allstedt GmbH,Fricke Metallbau
Picture credits © Marcus Ebener

Transparent entry

Facing the school playground, the 112-metre-long building has a spacious, transparent entrance area along its entire length that acts as both a covered break area and a communication space. This intermediary entrance with floor-to-ceiling glazing creates a low-key entrance to a bright, friendly school building. The façade was designed as a load-bearing mullion/transom structure using a Schüco façade.

Contrasting materials

The installed Schüco windows are highly thermally insulated in black anodised aluminium. They provide a pleasant, enriching contrast with the lighter reddish larch wood. Bez+Kock Architekten wanted the surfaces to convey a certain value, look authentic and thereby help the children and young adults appreciate their school. The entire newbuild was planned and built in accordance with the KfW 55 standard.