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jury statement

the fundamental idea of the project — to give the existing school buildings a shared backbone through a lightweight, river-adjacent forebuilding — is convincing in urban, architectural, and functional terms alike, fully meeting the client’s desire for strong integration and identity creation for all four schools. the elevated building, with its transparency and elegant articulation, promises high-quality interior and exterior spaces as well as diverse visual connections. the connections to the existing structures are cleverly resolved, and the slender floor plan results in well-proportioned, excellently daylighted functional spaces.

partitions currently represented only as furniture need to be developed to be fully functional acoustically, and the same applies to the sliding walls currently shown in the basement. missing infrastructure rooms should be provided on each floor. furthermore, consideration should be given to situating the mechatronics laboratory closer to the phtl, or conversely, moving the phtl machinery closer to the mechatronics area. the underground garage is highly inefficient and must be largely redesigned. the east-side extension needs to be revised in terms of building regulations. overall, this project represents a true qualitative leap in the development of the school campus.