Smidjustigur 11b Reykjavik IS 101 Iceland
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Laugalaekjarskóli secondary school extension
Reykjavík , Iceland - first prize
Two identical three storey school building built in the 60’s are connected by this new extension. To reduce the visual impact of the new building the connection to the existing structures is at lower ground floor level and the site is extended over part of the roof to link the original entrances and play areas on each side of the school complex. This landscape concept is reinforced by the use of grass on the upper roof surfaces. The new external skin reflects the zinc and painted render of the neigbourhood buildings and a subtle twist of the roof hints at the special geometry present in their architecture. Internally the twist mediates between the different functions of the plan. From a lofty hall the ceiling tapers down via a volumous entrance and ending in a horizontally accented library.