Gymnasium Beekvliet Netherlands, North Brabant Property, Sint-Michielsgestel School Building, Dutch Architecture Images
Gymnasium Beekvliet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant
3 Feb 2022
Design: MVRDV
Location: Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Holland, The Netherlands

Gymnasium Beekvliet, NL
Two alumni of the Gymnasium Beekvliet ? MVRDV founding partner Winy Maas and Theobert van Boven of Van Boven Architecten ? are leading the transformation of their old secondary school in the Dutch village of Sint-Michielsgestel. The main element of the design by ?Team Old Beekvliet? is a colourful, flowing addition that reaches out into the school?s plaza and considerably improves circulation, creating a new focal point at the heart of the building. Exhibiting artwork by visual artist Ian Kirkpatrick, the addition becomes a new focal point for the school?s activities. The completion of the transformation is scheduled for July this year. The starting point of the design was to renovate the existing school building, extending its lifespan. In addition the brief required a new auditorium, more space for regular school activities, and additional art and culture facilities to provide students with a challenging and stimulating learning environment while offering them more spaces to meet and gather. To achieve this, the design extends an existing roof structure and lowers it to ground level ? closing the building?s circulation routes in one flowing move and creating an eye-catching elem...