Windesheim Campus Esplanade Architectuur

The building will provide ample space for meeting, with study landscapes on the facade, green roof terraces overlooking het Weerwater and a lively plinth. In the facade above the plinth, the design refers to the parcelled Flevoland polder landscape, characterised by a green shade and clear structure. With a seven-storey block on the left, connected by a staircase to a nine-storey block on the right, you are sucked into the heart of this educational building. The tall glass plinths adjust in height, while the garden dances a pas de deux with the lawns on the Esplanade.

A wooden structure is literally the healthy foundation, as wood reduces stress and increases learning performance. Moreover, wood promotes moisture regulation. All innovative knowledge is used to realise the study house of the future here. Smart solar orientation and passive building solutions, high insulation values and the installation of overhangs guarantee energy efficiency. The atrium is designed as a large solar chimney that drains the warmer air through natural draught. Combined with a thermal energy system connected to het Weerwater, it creates an integrally sustainable and healthy facility for meeting, study and innovation.