The open space related to the school represents a carefully articulated and organised area, which can integrate and organise all relevant functions. On the axis of the main entrance an elongated space is made that establishes a clear visual relationship for those arriving and, with its benches, forms a front area, a space to wait in and where people can be collected. The carpark, separated by a long bench seat, is nearby. The parking spaces are paved with grass pavers and all of them have a generous width of three metres, allowing a flexible distribution of the newly planted trees and the car parking spaces for disabled persons. To achieve a balance between the entrance area and the carpark it is proposed that the southernmost row of parking spaces should be accessed from the nearby southern road. An adequate number of bike stands are placed under a roof, close to the entrance.

The schoolyard takes up the clear idiom used in the entrance area. In front of the special school there are outdoor areas, separated by luxuriant planting, allocated to each of the classrooms. A separate entrance for this school type opens towards the south, ensuring safe arrivals. The school yard for the primary school extends through three storeys. On the ground floor the design approach used in the special school is continued. A staircase, flanked by planting on the façade of the building that also provides a visual screen for the special school, leads to the first floor. Planters with ornamental grasses divide up the terrace and continue the green design theme. On the second floor there is, additionally, a larger planting bed that provides a garden area that can be used for instructional purposes.

The building is rationally conceived, not only in terms of organisation but also with regard to the construction and building method. The main loadbearing elements follow the classroom grid through all levels, in this way achieving an efficient layout of piers, walls slabs and floor slabs. To achieve the requisite storage mass a massive construction method is used for the building, with wood being used for the secondary building parts and for surfaces to achieve tactile and atmospheric spatial qualities. Apart from the exception represented by the openings of the Aula to outdoor space, the north-facing facade has an economical amount of glazing and is highly efficiently insulated.

The south facades are glazed generously, but not completely: parapets are made as wooden seats. The widely projecting canopies on all levels provide protection from the sun along with a green “veil” to the facade that is intended to produce a good micro-climate. In the area of the visual horizon external blinds that can direct light are envisaged for part of the glazing. In addition, at ground floor level numerous trees are planned, which will provide shade, while in winter allowing sufficient light to enter the teaching spaces. These proposals follow a calculated logic in the interplay between the competition organiser’s economic and ecological requirements.