Objective:
- Attaching a new building to the existing ones of an operational school
- Creating an education environment conformant with the International Baccalaureate® (IB) academic program
Educational complex, Kyiv
Pechersk School International
PSI combines students from 40 countries. This was the starting point for the development of the project concept. The school has large classrooms, transformable spaces of the assembly and sports halls, rooms for drama and extracurricular activities.
6 527 м2
Square meters
2015-2017
Timeline
Built
Status
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HumanA school with a new approach reflected in its architecture. We created the space in which children can grow and develop their personality.
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BusinessWe have worked the project to the smallest detail and completed it on time. A 6D model will allow managing the finished building with high quality, the installed heat pump will reduce the consumption of urban heat resources.
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UrbanWe found a solution that makes the new building stand out among the existing ones, but at the same time, it remains in line with them.
Service types
Predesign
Design
Detailed design documentation
Design
Detailed design documentation
Constructive scheme
Dmitry Laptev
DDD RCS
Dmitry Tishchenko, LLC "DAKK"
DDD MC
Promstalkonstruktsiya Corp.
Facade installation
AMTT
Technological project
Vt. Yatsyn Technological Bureau
Acoustic solutions
Acoustic Group
Audio video systems
Sound House
Sport equipment
ELAN
Interior design
Svoya Studio
Lighting design
Expolight
Furniture
MELLOW MANUFACTURE
Pool project
Imperiya Vody
Fire Protection Design
Rubezh Firm LLC
Project graphic design navigation
Maxim Chernysh
Implementing graphic design
LLC "Yudeks Group"
Client
Pechersk School International
Location
Ukraine, Kyiv, 7a Zabily St
Awards and recognitions
Nominee in EU Prize for
Contemporary Architecture
Mies van der Rohe Award
2019
Contemporary Architecture
Mies van der Rohe Award
2019
Build School Project 2018 Diploma of Union of Architects of Russia - High-quality architecture of a school building
European Property Awards
Best Public Service
Architecture
2018-2019
Best Public Service
Architecture
2018-2019
Ukrainian Urban Awards
1 Prize in Architecture
of public objects
2018
1 Prize in Architecture
of public objects
2018
Atlanta construction - 3rd place in the nomination "The best technical solution" 2018
DLW Flooring
Best Education Project
2017
Best Education Project
2017
Challenge:
Finding a solution that doesn’t cross out the existing buildings while at the same time not falling under their influence
Hardships:
- Our key difficulties lied in engineering solutions: for example, most networks have already been in place, so we were confined within the framework of existing solutions
- At the end of work on the already approved P phase, the client requested to accommodate a swimming pool in the new building
- A limit on power supply narrowed the selection of engineering equipment
Solutions:
- We took several elements from the architecture of old buildings and transferred them to the new one to combine different styles, different ages and different architecture. These were the number of stories, beige and brown colors
- We used new materials as the basis for the new building, and added several new bright colors
- Unconventional solutions for organization of the school’s space became a response to the new academic program. Since this school devotes substantial attention to theatrical art, sports and off-school activities, we designed multifunctional zones for it
- The school’s large gymnasium features retractable seating which can accommodate many spectators during various events, and has a special partition which can divide the gym into two parts for simultaneous use by different groups
- The area between the buildings is broken down in several grounds with an amphitheater for senior and junior students
- The assembly hall represents a transformable space with mobile stage and movable lighting for various stage adaptations
- Thanks to a heat pump, the schools’ building has almost fully autonomous heating system
- We have developed a 6D operating model of the building, along with its dispatch control and mechanization, to control performance and monitor maintenance of all engineering systems
Facts and details:
- The school has an auditorium called Black Box for theater classes. In this auditorium, all walls, the floor and ceiling are black for better perception of stage effects
- The school’s new building requires less heat supply from the city main thanks to a heat pump
- The school has large, 90-100 sq.m classrooms