Kornweg 109
3027 Bern
Volksschule Bethlehemacker
Complete refurbishment and new replacement building
Planning and execution
School pavilion, 1952-1959
Complete renovation and new replacement building, 2016-2024
Architects
School pavilion, Oskar & Claire Rufer Architects
Complete refurbishment and replacement building, Meier Leder Architekten BSA
Landscape architects
Construction management
Other
Art and building, Daniel Robert Hunziker
Further information
The existing school is characterised by a composition of outdoor space and space-forming buildings. The new building fits into this framework and completes it to form a new whole. The versatile floor plan offers good conditions for Classic Modernism pedagogical concepts. On the ground floor, day structures and a library create a public offer for the neighbourhood. The classrooms on the upper floor are arranged under the striking roofscape. Four classes form a cluster that is used as a learning landscape and is given a specific atmosphere by the skylight. The double staircase in the centre creates a spatially striking connection. Internal glazing allows views and room extensions. The building envelope is based on the proportions of the pavilion buildings. The tectonics are structured from a mixture of prefabricated and cast-in-place elements. The escape balconies stagger the façades and lend them a varied play of shadows.
Visits and guided tours
Type of visit: Guided tours in groups, no individual tours
Registration: not required (first come, first served)
Meeting point: in front of the main entrance of the new building, Kornweg 109
Directions
Tram no. 8 to "Bethlehem Kirche"
Postbus no. 101 to "Melchiorstrasse"
Location
Kornweg 109
3027 Bern