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The new LennaMare School in Lemmer in The Netherlands, an exemplar a sustainable school can be, has opened to students. Designed by architects, landscape architects and interior designers from BDP as a “house in the polder”, the school is a landmark for the region and a model of future- focused, climate-resilient design...
Commissioned by VariO Education Group and the Municipality of De Fryske Marren, the 3,100m² school accommodates 355 students across VMBO, HAVO and VWO levels. Its distinctive silhouette draws on the language of black wooden barns that punctuate the Frisian landscape, expressed through a bio-based façade of burnt wood in the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban technique with preserved pinewood cladding. The result is a building that feels deeply rooted in its setting while projecting a bold, contemporary identity through its sharp silhouette BDP has created a learning environment structured
around two hearts: a vibrant social centre and a quiet place for focused study. Classrooms, studios, practical and independent learning in both large classes, small workgroups and individual learning spaces. The green schoolyard, the polder landscape with its moats and tree lines, and the informal outdoor classrooms, used for arts classes, science experiments and cooking, are integral to the architecture, reinforcing the link between Sustainability was the central design driver in the project. The building employs a timber roof structure,
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