An experimental community centre, mentioned in Jan Gehl's "Life Between Buildings" (p107) A rejection of Mono-functional buildings, architect F. van Klingeren integrated an elementary school, performance space, library, sports facility and supermarket into one open-plan building. The original structure is an arrangement of colourful steel 'umbrellas' supporting a shared roof, it was originally conceived as a literal "school without walls" The lack of segregation proved to be a problem, with noisy and messy functions like the gymnasium and woodwork classrooms disrupting quieter areas. It was r…
