School Davos Transformation / CURA ArchitektenSave this picture! Daisuke HirabayashiSwitzerlandArchitects: CURA ArchitektenAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:3725 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2024 PhotographsPhotographs:Daisuke HirabayashiManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Amorim, Euval, MARAZZIMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The school complex in Davos Platz is converting its operations to a daycare structure and therefore requires additional space for an assembly hall, cafeteria, administration, and extra classrooms. For that reason, the existing building from the 1960s was to be demolished in favor of a new ecological building. To preserve the embodied energy, an integrative solution with the existing building was proposed instead, in which the old structure is extended on the long sides and a story is added to meet the growing requirements of the program.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!To do so, a new structure is placed over the entire existing building and completely encloses it with a new shell, which both meets the thermal requirements and pursues a new aesthetic standard. From the outside, this hybrid appears to be a new building, while actually, 40% of its volume consists of the existing structure.Save this picture!Save this picture!The extensions are constructed from an efficient timber grid, which is based on the wall axes of the existing building. The third floor, which has been added on top of the old roof, is carried off via the lateral extensions, which means that no additional load is placed on the existing structure. While the public first floor is oriented towards the covered schoolyard, the classrooms, and offices on the upper floors are arranged around a central communicative atrium. Together with the versatile corridor areas, this offers a variety of individual learning and retreat options, which enrich the traditional school operations in many different ways. The extension towards the schoolyard allows shifting the classrooms away from the cores, resulting central circular route inside the building, where you can playfully switch between the existing and new building on each mezzanine floor.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!All new extensions were built in timber, which means that the building functions as long-term CO2 storage. As the solid existing structure contains sufficient thermal mass, efficient heat storage in the new lightweight construction is unproblematic. For all newly constructed parts of the building, the focus was on using regional and renewable building materials. The open timber structure, the massive wood ceilings with sheep's wool acoustics, and the cork flooring create a cozy atmosphere and form a counterpart to the massive concrete structures of the existing building. Therefore, a conscious distinction was made between old and new components so that the conversion process remains visible to the students.Save this picture!The integral low-tech concept makes it possible to avoid controlled ventilation. All learning and working areas can be cross-ventilated by opening both the windows to the outside and the central atrium. This nine-meter-high room can be opened up to the roof garden and acts as a kind of natural chimney. The building's energy requirements are covered by a geothermal system and PV modules.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Schulstrasse 4, 7270 Davos Platz, SwitzerlandLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeCURA ArchitektenOfficeMaterialsWoodConcreteMaterials and TagsPublished on February 12, 2025Cite: "School Davos Transformation / CURA Architekten" 12 Feb 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1026593/school-davos-transformation-cura-architekten&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Hungarian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2025 to Offer Alternative Scenarios for the Architecture ProfessionSave this picture!Abandoned workstation set. Image Dorottya Novk"There Is Nothing to See Here" is the title of the exhibition hosted in the Hungarian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025. Since 2015, the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art has managed and organized both the temporary exhibition and the building. This year, it presents an alternative vision for the future of the profession. Curated by creative director and assistant professor Mrton Pintr, together with Jlia Brndy, founder of the platform Women in Architecture (WIA), and designed by Ingrid Manhertz and Andrs Graf, the exhibition will showcase the work of 12 architecture professionals who apply their expertise in fields beyond the profession.Save this picture!The exhibition is the result of a decade-long experiment conducted by the curator and documented in his doctoral dissertation, The Professional, the Specialist, and the Technician. The central concept of the proposal is based on the ongoing tension between traditional architectural practice and the demands of the real estate market. Through an analysis of 12 case studies, the curators highlight the potential of architectural knowledge applied to other industries, expanding the boundaries of what it means to be an architect. The exhibition aims to offer alternative career perspectives for newcomers, dropouts, and career changers alike, driven by the conviction that "an architect is capable of much more than designing houses."Save this picture!The professionals featured in the exhibition are not only distinguished by their unconventional career paths but also by their embodiment of values that market-driven architecture fails to represent. Their work will be presented in a staged recreation of an abandoned architecture studio, where the content will be divided into three categories, each represented by an RGB color scheme (red for the participants, green for the projects, and blue for student reports from Hungarian architecture faculties). The topics explored range from cooperation and value to creativity and narrative, forming a framework for understanding 12 alternative career trajectories: Related Article 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale: Over 750 Participants Researching How Architecture Adapts to the Future Attila Bujdos, Editor (Social Design Cookbook) Dniel Gryllus, Vilmos Gryllus and Balzs Radvnyi, Musicians (Kalka band) Mt Gyrffy, Politician (Terzvros Masterplan) ron Losonczi, Inventor (LiTraCon) Pter Janesch DLA, Architect (System-islands) Csaba Kelemen and Balzs Tompa, Creative Developers (Kirowski) Pter Pozsr DLA, University Teacher (Hello Wood Summer Schools) Balzs Rajcsnyi and Pl Varsnyi, Producers (Playdead) Krisztina Regs, Researcher (Space-filling Patterns) Imre Rimczi, Chief Art Director (Budapest Park) Ern Rubik, Inventor (Cube) Somlai-Fischers', Creative Technician (Prezi) Judit Varga, Scenographer (Propclub) The building representing Hungary was the third to be constructed at the Giardini della Biennale. Inaugurated in 1909, it was originally a two-story Art Nouveau structure designed by Gza Marti. However, during its modernization by gost Benkhard in 1958, it lost its decorative elements and distinctive roof shape, transforming into a more conventional modern building. The version of the pavilion that visitors see today dates back to 1990 when it was restored under the direction of art historian Gyrgy Smegi, who reinstated the original roof and uncovered the ornaments and mosaics on the faade.Save this picture!The 19th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia 2025, running from May 24 to November 23, 2025, will be curated by Carlo Ratti and centered around the theme "Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective." The event will feature a diverse array of perspectives on the future of architecture, whether in the neighboring pavilions at the Giardini della Biennale or through side exhibitions and events. In the immediate vicinity of the Hungarian Pavilion, the Belgian Pavilion will host an exhibit on plant-based architecture, while the United States Pavilion will showcase an exhibition exploring the architectural and cultural significance of the American porch.We invite you to check out ArchDaily's comprehensive coverage of the 2025 Venice Biennale.Image gallerySee allShow lessAbout this authorCite: Antonia Pieiro. "Hungarian Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2025 to Offer Alternative Scenarios for the Architecture Profession" 12 Feb 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1026839/hungarian-pavilion-at-venice-biennale-2025-to-offer-alternative-scenarios-for-the-architecture-profession&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

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