CEBRA Aarhus

Skovbakke School

Skovbakke School
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SKOVBAKKE SCHOOL

Cebra

ARCHITECTS
Cebra

TURN KEY CONTRACTOR
Mt Højgaard

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Deas

MANUFACTURERS
Troldtekt, Dlw, Kahrs, Velfac, Icopal, Swedoor

SIGNPOSTING/GRAPHICS
Cebra

ENGINEER
Mt Højgaard

LANDSCAPE
Cebra

PHOTOGRAPHS
Adam Mørk

AREA
9300 m²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Odder, Denmark

CATEGORY
Schools

Skovbakke School
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Text description provided by architect.

Skovbakken is a primary school for 650 students. The new building replaces an existing school and is in its scale, its architectonic expression and in its materials inspired by its surroundings: the neighbourhood and the public forest.

“The school is designed as a two-storey building inspired by the existing context.We decided to use pitched roofs and a human scale that ensures identification for the students and the inhabitants in Odder”, explains founding partner at CEBRA, Carsten Primdahl.

Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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He continues: “We have preserved as many of the original trees as possible as they convey a soft transition to the green surroundings.The few trees we had to cut down have been reused in the interior as furnishings.

In addition, wooden sections accentuate all entrances and in the interior the striking staircase is also made of wood.In this way the physical contact with the architecture is communicated through the pleasant and stimulating material - wood", concludes Carsten Primdahl.

The experience of a welcoming school is emphasised in the school's layout as three structures which are oriented towards a central atrium, opening up to the surroundings and establishing many diverse and interesting landscaping and building spaces, both in the exterior and in the interior.

Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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FOCUS ON EXERCISE

The school has a special focus on exercise as a natural part of daily life.

Thus, for example, the fire access routes in the common areas are designed as tracks for exercise, in each classroom there is an area designed specifically for physical activity and the school's multi-gym is directly linked to the school's common room, allowing the gym to be used as an active play and movement area during breaks.

Skovbakke School


Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
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Skovbakke School
Site Plan
Skovbakke School
1st Floor Plan
Skovbakke School
2nd Floor Plan


Skovbakke School
Elevations
Skovbakke School
Diagram

CEBRA Aarhus
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CEBRA Aarhus
Vesterbro Torv 3, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark