The entrance with the sandstone staircase has been covered by a new canopy. The roof, its construction and the associated fall protection are in a golden metallic color and match with the natural stone-hued clinker brick, the sandstone flaps and bands of the façade. The design of the railings is contemporary and picks up on the façade’s grainy structure.
The refurbishment included adapting the spaces to current regulations. On the first floor
a new food preparation kitchen and a children’s kitchen with a dining room were integrated. The staff rooms are located on the upper floor. In the basement there is an exercise area for the children. The stairwell was necessarily upgraded for fire protection. The building surfaces in the common rooms were refurbished and restored, and the sanitary areas were completely renovated. The external sandstone staircase was refurbished and received a new canopy.
The roof had to be repaired.
The recycling of materials was a high priority. For example, existing tiles were carefully removed, stored and reinstalled. The new tiles to be replaced were engobed in the same color.
In the interior, the acoustic ceiling panels from an external school project could be reused.
Floor coverings such as terrazzo floors and parquet were refurbished, and the linoleum was neatly cut out in damaged areas and graphically replaced in similar colors.
Doors from the stairwell that had no fire protection were carefully removed and reused as room doors. The new fire doors are consciously inserted as new black-grey steel and glass framed doors.
The color concept of the rooms deals playfully with the diversity found. The rooms are adapted to the existing building in light blue, warm gray, mustard yellow and clear green.
The historic wooden doors, wooden windows, wooden paneling and skirting boards were given a white paint finish and run like a connecting ribbon throughout the entire building.
The children’s kitchen is located in the former salon in the position of the original fireplace.
