Liseo Boneriano, School community Bonaire

An elegant


new ensemble

Liseo Boneriano, School community Bonaire

The Liseo Boneriano is a highschool on the Caribbean island of Bonaire. Part of the school was situated in a building on Kaya Amsterdam in Bonaire. The number of students has increased to such an extent that lack of sufficient educational space became a serious issue. The team of atelier PRO architects and Jacobs Architects created a design to extend the schoolbuilding in such a way that both junior and senior pupils have room to attend class at this location.

This redevelopment appear as one elegant new ensemble with great attention to the outdoor space. The outdoor space features as the public domain, enabling students and teachers to meet in a relaxed manner. These new functional education facilities offer Bonaire an important and attractive educational setting that focuses on interaction.

Vernacular architecture has been used to respond to the local climate conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • The covered schoolyard (photo Marcel van der Hoek, Apix Photography Bonaire)
  • Connection between the existing building and the new extention (photo Marcel van der Hoek, Apix Photography Bonaire)
  • Porter's lodge at the entrance (photo Marcel van der Hoek, Apix Photography Bonaire)
  • Covererd gallery protects pupils and staff from heavy rains (photo Marcel van der Hoek, Apix Photography Bonaire)
  • Courtyard (photo Marcel van der Hoek, Apix Photography Bonaire)
  • Entrance facade at the south (photo Marcel van der Hoek, Apix Photography Bonaire)
  • Facade at northside (photo Marcel van der Hoek, Apix Photography Bonaire)
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