Kungsgårdsskolan och daghem

Year

2022

Client

City of Espoo

SCALE

approx. 5000 m² (gross)

WHAT wE DID

Architectural design

Kungsgårdsskolan och daghem is a Swedish-language school and daycare building in Espoo, and it is an example of an adaptable learning environment in accordance with the new curriculum.

The design for the new school included premises for a total of 380 people, spread across a primary school, preschool, early childhood education group, and staff rooms.

The site is situated near nature conservation areas and surrounded on all sides by much lower buildings. The area is a valuable cultural heritage environment, and there is a protected building on the adjacent plot. The new building needed to be compatible with the nature and environment in terms of its scale and materials. The building needed to retain a human scale and appear welcoming. Construction began in spring 2020, and the school will be completed in 2022.