• Competition for a primary school with 2-court sports
  • Bad Essen, Germany
  • City of Bad Essen
  • Idea, 2025
  • 2443-GBE
  • Realisation competition with building design and outdoor facilities
  • Aleksandra Eggers, Nathalie Wolff, Felix Rebers, Max Hofmeister, Ricarda Roloff
  • Recognition

Butterflycampus primary school, Bad Essen

The new primary school with 2-court sports hall combines high architectural quality with clear functional structures and a sustainable concept that promotes long-term education and community.


4 buildings - 4 wings:
The school uses are divided into four clearly structured buildings, which are arranged along the common centre. The public areas - sports hall, music school and community library are located in the north and open up towards the town.


Centrality:
The 'Common Centre' forms the heart of the school and combines communal and external
uses into a harmonious overall structure. It links the open spaces and creates a flowing transition between indoor and outdoor spaces.


Connections to all sides:
The central axis links the school in all directions. Side entrances integrate between the buildings on the ground floor and create small, informal passages. At the same time, separate entrances provide access to independent utilisation units.


Sustainable learning houses:
In accordance with the "house within a house" principle, the classes and differentiation rooms in the new self-sufficient learning houses are organised around an educational centre. Concentration,ncommunication and play find the right space here.

  • Competition for a primary school with 2-court sports
  • Bad Essen, Germany
  • City of Bad Essen
  • Idea, 2025
  • 2443-GBE
  • Realisation competition with building design and outdoor facilities
  • Aleksandra Eggers, Nathalie Wolff, Felix Rebers, Max Hofmeister, Ricarda Roloff
  • Recognition
The building is embedded in the organic design of the outdoor areas, including the schoolyard and sports areas.