Residential hall of the Gescher bishopric, Germany

Abstract

This Hall has four lecture rooms, each with a capacity for twenty students. They all face north, have lateral and cenithal illumination and cross ventilation. The workshop training halls face south, and there is a gymnasium. Each classroom is also connected with a protected open air space, so that in suitable weather, teaching can be practised out of doors. As the school is devoted to mentally retarded boys and youths, over 2 m² of floor area has been allowed for each student in the classrooms, since it was estimated that many students would be of the nervous type and would need more room to work freely. Most of the construction is made with unfaced brick and concrete, which are long lasting materials, requiring little maintenance.