Two white rough-plastered structures silently embrace the early XIXth century school building. These volumes create a courtyard around an old chesnut tree that becomes the central element of the project.

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Architects: bergmeisterwolf architekten

Location: 39040 Auer, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

Architect In Charge: Gerd Bergmeister, Michaela Wolf with Modus architects

Area: 3700.0 m2

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Oskar Dariz

Collaborator: Jürgen Prosch

Art Project: Lies Bielowski
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From the architect. Two white rough-plastered structures silently embrace the early XIXth century school building. These volumes create a courtyard around an old chesnut tree that becomes the central element of the project.

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Ground Floor Plan

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1st Floor Plan

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Its leaves touch the facades and become an stylized motif covering them, reinforcing the strong link between old and new as well as the spirit of the new generation.

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