Renovation of the Berlage Lyceum
Renovation of the Berlage Lyceum
Renovation of the Berlage Lyceum
A special Amsterdam School-style complex
Special school in a special building
The Berlage Lyceum is housed in a special Amsterdam School-style complex, a national monument from the early 1920s, which has been used for education from the start. The very special historic buildings must be preserved in their beauty and added spatial value.
A facade restoration was carried out between 2008 and 2013. Now, in the context of a sustainable future, the façade needs to be insulated without affecting the monumentality. The interior also needs to be renewed. There is a lack of classrooms and special teaching and study places to shape the school's renewed educational vision. Air quality and acoustics are also being cleverly improved to meet the ambition of classification. Fresh schools B to be able to fetch.
With the design, we are restoring the school's former glory, while respecting the historical value of the monumental elements. With responsible interventions, we create a new learning environment in this regard.
Monument
The complex consists of two mirror-symmetrical school buildings (national monument, 1921-1924). Together, they form one of the many 'gates' within the Plan Zuid by architect/urban planner H.P.Berlage. With the P.L.Takbuurt behind it, Berlage tied his plan near the Rivierenbuurt to De Pijp. Municipal architect A.J.Westerman designed this twin school in a relatively modest but extremely stylish version of the Amsterdam School.
Two buildings subtly different from each other in detail, whose differences we maintain and continue with just as subtly and create a total identity.
The choices in renovation are partly based on the building and color history studies and the values determined therein. The municipality has been involved and consulted from the outset for the new adjustments.
Repairing a monument
We are reversing many disruptive interventions that have been carried out over the years for many reasons. We are making new interventions - in close consultation with the Preservation of Monuments and Archaeology - with respect or in the spirit of the original building design.
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