Kindergarten Depotstrasse Bern: Excellent timber construction

In the urban residential district of Länggasse, a sustainably designed new construction in timber construction was built, which offers space for three kindergarten classes and a day school for 50 children. We planned the excavations and the structure for this flagship project. Nuak Architekten received the "best architects 2022" award in the educational buildings category for the project.

Quelle: nuak Architekten

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René Zemp

Head of Structural Engineering
Kriens

+41 41 368 46 95

Lukas Abächerli

Project Manager
Kriens

+41 41 368 46 80

Tobias Humbel

Project Manager
Zurich

+41 44 387 13 75

The timber construction with projecting canopies echoes the architecture of typical school buildings and harmonizes with the surrounding buildings thanks to its compact volume, delicate proportions and colour scheme. The three-storey building has a basement and is constructed as a timber frame. The ceilings of the first floor and upper floors were constructed with box girder elements, which rest on steel and glulam beams. The vertical load transfer takes place via timber and steel columns as well as core walls in exposed concrete, while the façade elements and timber walls are non-load-bearing. The basement is a solid construction. The new construction is Minergie-P-ECO certified, which underlines its sustainability.