Designed by CEBRA, Skovbakken is a primary school for 650 students. The new building replaces an existing school and is in its scale, its architectonic expression and in its materials inspired by its surroundings: the neighborhood and the public forest.
Photography: Adam Mørk
“The school is designed as a two-story building inspired by the existing context. We decided to use pitched roofs and a human scale that ensures identification for the students and the inhabitants in Odder”, explains founding partner at CEBRA, Carsten Primdahl. He continues: “We have preserved as many of the original trees as possible as they convey a soft transition to the green surroundings. The few trees we had to cut down have been reused in the interior as furnishings. In addition, wooden sections accentuate all entrances and in the interior, the striking staircase is also made of wood. In this way the physical contact with the architecture is communicated through the pleasant and stimulating material – wood”, concludes Carsten Primdahl. Photography: Adam Mørk
The experience of a welcoming school is emphasized in the school’s layout as three structures which are oriented towards a central atrium, opening up to the surroundings and establishing many diverse and interesting landscaping and building spaces, both in the exterior and in the interior.
1st Floor Plan
Focus On Exercise

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