Canteen in Stuttgart: Reference objects

Introduction

This is what happens when children get to design their own school canteen – the architects from the Stuttgart-based firm hammeskrause architekten let the canteen’s users, the children, design their canteen themselves. The result was a striking and colourful building that certainly catches the eye.

The canteen building is a winner thanks to its bright and colourful façade. The visible concrete gable looks out over the street, and the roof has no gutter. The water drains off straight down the façade. The colourful outer shell is made from 44 x 44 rhomboid roof and façade tiles in the special colours of broom yellow, carmine red, mint green and pastel turquoise.

The enthusiastic interest of the schoolchildren was also unusual. ‘Every breaktime, ten to fifteen children came and stood around, watching us work,’ explains Campanale. As a result, the children from the two neighbouring schools were not only involved in the design of the project, they also got to see it progress at every stage. The laying of the first rhomboid tile was also a joint effort.

Special building-based solution

Data & facts

Product

Rhomboid roof tile 44 × 44, Rhomboid façade tile 44 × 44

Color

crimson 1302-20, broom yellow 1176-20, pastel turquoise 1684-20, standard mint green 1678-20, special colour

Architecture

hammeskrause architekten, Nils Krause, Joep Kuys

Processing

Altvater GmbH

Country

Germany

Location

Stuttgart

Object type

Public buildings & other facilities

Copyright

© PREFA | Croce & Wir

Detailed view of the PREFA rhomboid roof tile in the format 44 × 44 cm with a stucco surface in P.10 stone grey with snow guards

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Renovation Gallery: Buildings before and after renovation

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House before roof renovation with PREFA roof tiles, gable roof and garage