Terraces Ace the Test

Viennese call the districts north of the Danube “Transdanubia.” What sounds like a world far removed from contemporary urbanity is in fact a budding neighbourhood with bustling construction activity. Our primary and secondary school on Leopold-Kohr-Straße in Kagran, situated between a business park, recent housing estates, and the Ostbahn railway, sets a new anchor point in the district’s urban development. With its lively forecourt and play and sports areas, which can also be used by local residents, the school adds a new quality to the neighbourhood. Spacious, covered terraces transform the façade into a vertical garden and articulate important spaces for learning and leisure, which can be used all year round.

»The heart of the school is a lively go-between to the education clusters. This large, central atrium has a special spatial quality: mirrored bridges enhance the space as a playful design elements.«

Christian Ambos, Franz&Sue partner

»The spacious terraces extend the indoor space outside. There is plenty of space for learning, playing, and romping around outdoors – including a slide on the first floor with the fastest connection to the garden.«

Edin Hadžović, Franz&Sue project manager

Garden Side and City Side

On their breaks, the pupils can quickly reach the school garden from the upper levels via large flights of stairs and a slide. Some of the play and sports areas are freely accessible in the evenings and on weekends. The courtyard in front of the school is a first building block for a more urban quality of life in the neighbourhood. The two sunken sports halls flanking the entrance can be used by external guests outside school hours.