In January 2011 the competition for a community school for the island of Bonaire was launched. In May it was announced that the HL Architecture team of Lada Hrsak won the first prize, while the second prize position was taken by Attika architects.
The jury overlooked the design of the strong and multi-disciplinary team with below entry, formed by Ton Salman (KSK Architects), Maarten Boelsma (BOA Advies) and Berend van der Lans (FBW Architects / BKvdL), assisted by Hein van Lieshout and Egle Suminskaite.
The design integrated an innovative approach on climate control, education and design. Following the quote ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ from Hillary Clinton, the design offered a structured, safe but also a playful environment for the pupils of the cluster of schools.
It addressed the wish for flexibility, for use of energy resources and water with care and the brief with a programme consisting of amongst others two schools, day-care facilities, multi use activity halls, a swimming pool and sports accommodation.
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