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Gymnasium Tolkewitz
Gymnasium
Tolkewitz
Location
Dresden, Germany
Photography
Robert Gommlich
Project
ARGE DD-TOL-AB Raum und
Bau GmbH, AB Fuchs und Rudolph,
AGZ Zimmermann Arch. GmbH
Gymnasium Tolkewitz is a school complex that has recently been
completed in Dresden. The project is the work of an architectural
collective called ARGE DD-TOL, made up of the Architekturbüro
Raum und Bau, Fuchs und Rudolph Architekten Stadtplaner, and
Architektengemeinschaft Zimmermann architectural practices, and
the construction company Stesad GmbH.
This large 11,400 m. educational centre with classrooms, laboratories,
open spaces for recreational and sports activities, and relaxation and
rest areas, where students meet and experience everyday situations
within their community. The architectural project is based on a clear
separation of academic functions from extracurricular activities,
achieved by distributing the buildings around the site in such a way
that the possibilities for resuming or continuing social interactions
are maintained.
In addition to making the environment brighter, the new lighting
system contributes to wellbeing and comfort in a space used for
learning and concentration, creating an optimal atmosphere.
Turis 3.0 (15W) and Turis 7.0 (30W) downlights with diffuse light –
4000K colour temperature, the closest to natural light – and a white
finish were used throughout the school building, recessed into the
ceilings of the corridors and the undersides of the central staircases,
in combination with Cube C 1.3 (6W, 4000K, 18° optics) and Teko 7.0
(17W, 3000K diffuse optics) fixtures.
