BPC will renovate and build the nursery schools Les Reinettes (M3 + K3) and the primary schools Les Étangs (P18 + L18) in Anderlecht. These works will be accompanied by the extension of the school buildings. This project will be carried out in temporary association with De Waele.
The architectural concept
The renovation and extension project has been designed on the principle of greened plateaus, thus offering an image of a ‘cascading park’. In addition, the banks will also be treated in such a way as to encourage vegetation. The project aims to facilitate circulation between the different nursery and primary schools, since each school level will share certain premises, such as the psychomotricity room and a refectory for nursery education, and the physical education room and another refectory for primary education.
The works to be carried out
The project is divided into three phases, the first one being firm and the other two conditional. The works consist of the following
- Construction of the K3 nursery school and the L18 primary school (firm phase):
- Demolition of the existing buildings and infrastructure not retained, namely the M3 nursery school which will be rebuilt later, the refectory and link adjacent to the retained P18 primary school, the metal covered courtyard of the K3 nursery school and the surroundings of these buildings
- Construction of nursery school K3 and primary school L18 on 3 levels:
The ground floor is intended for kindergarten K3, and the first and second floors for primary school L18. The building includes classrooms, common rooms, management and teachers’ rooms, refectories, kitchens, psychomotricity room, connections to other schools, service rooms and technical rooms. The flat roofs will be used as a playground and sports area.
- Construction of the M3 nursery school (conditional phase):
- Built on two levels, the project includes classrooms, common rooms, management and teachers’ rooms, service rooms and technical rooms. The flat roofs will also be used as playgrounds.
- Renovation of primary school P18 (conditional phase):
- The two-storey building also includes classrooms, common rooms, management and teachers’ rooms, service rooms and technical rooms, as well as a gymnasium and changing rooms.
The works include the closed shell, special techniques (heating and common boiler room, ventilation, sanitary facilities, electricity, fire protection, lift, etc.), and the finishing touches.
For the existing parts, on two levels, our teams will renew the external envelope to meet the latest thermal insulation requirements and will integrate a new centralised double flow ventilation system. The extension will be divided into 2 and 3 levels. The renovation of the premises will facilitate the cohabitation of the two primary and nursery sections while offering a new contemporary and coherent image to the school buildings.
The facades will be made of insulated plaster and metal cladding, with windows and trumeaux reinforcing the verticality of the buildings. The windows will be made of aluminium with thermal break.
