JDS architects: kortrijk school complex

'kortrijk school complex' by JDS architects, kortrijk, belgium
all images courtesy of JDS architects

belgian practice JDS architects have proposed the 'kortrijk school complex', an educational facility along the river leie 
in a central district of kortrijk, belgium. embracing the adjacent park and potential for open-air activities, the addition
organizes classrooms along the edge of a garden, similar to a monk's cloister. adding over 7,200 square meters of space, 
a majority of the rooms open to the outdoors without changing the existing structures already located on the site.

a centralized square is formed with the merging of the new and old buildings, with an elevated gallery framing the area.


view from the street as it meets the existing context


public square


elevated gallery


interior


aerial view of complex


diagram


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diagram


diagram


pedestrian access diagram


car access diagram


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sustainability diagram


diagram


elevated gallery diagram


context access diagram


existing structures diagram


existing structures diagram


ground circulation diagram


building circulation diagram



site experiences diagram


project info:

project: educational building complex
size: 10.500 m2
location: kortrijk, belgium
budget: 15.300.000 eur
type: invited competition
status: settled 2012
client: dbfm-vennootschap
team: JDS, louis paillard architects, greisch structural engineer, klar, ces sustainability
JDS partner in charge: julien de smedt, louis paillard
project leader: stephanie vander goten, khadija djellouli
project team: barbara wolff, adrien mans, weronica wojcik, lea fournier, lionel roullet, kamile malinauskaite, 
francisco villeda, wouter dons, victoria migliore