The “Pfaffechappe” school house will be transformed into a primary school

October 2020

The “Pfaffechappe” schoolhouse will be converted into a purely primary school between summer 2021 and summer 2023.

A look back at the past: The “Pfaffechappe” school complex was built in 1973/74 as one of the largest school buildings in the Baden elementary school. The “Pfaffechappe” school house is to be extensively renovated in the summer of 2021 after the secondary school has moved to the new secondary school center in Burghalde and converted into a purely primary school building.

The architects describe the renovation of the outer shell of the “Pfaffechappe” school complex as follows: “The closure of the two currently covered entrance / break areas and
The relocation of the entrances to the place of the three stair towers clarifies the relationship between the school and its surroundings and creates an inviting, attractive and clear entrance area. In addition, the new entrance situation is integrated into the spatial sequence from the school building above.
area up to the river basin integrated. "

The work will be completed by summer 2023. At the meeting on December 11, 2018, the city of Baden wrote in a press release that the project loan for the renovation and renovation of the “Pfaffechappe” schoolhouse was approved. The residents' council will rule on the construction loan in December 2020, and in March 2021 the people will vote on the "Pfaffechappe" construction loan. ■

Facts about the “Pfaffechappe” project, Baden

Idea / use: renovation of the school complex

Location: Grabenstrasse 1, Baden

Project program: Conversion into a purely primary school building

Events:

Planning and implementation: May 2019 to summer 2023

Investment volume: around CHF 30 million

Client: City of Baden

Architecture: ERP Architects AG, Baden

Landscape architecture: Atelier Oriri Hager landscape architecture, Baden

Contact:

City of Baden / planning and construction

Kerstin Schmücking

Telephone +41 (0) 56 200 83 87

kerstin.schmuecking@baden.ch

Web: www.baden.ch

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