Het Epos School / SeARCH

Curated by Paula Pintos

Architects: SeARCH
Area: 2325 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs:Ossip van Duivenbode
Manufacturers: Alucobond, Lunawood, Archicad, de Haan Westerhof
Lead Architects: Bjarne Mastenbroek
Consultants: Huisman groep
Landscape: SeARCH

Text description provided by the architects. Our circular modular timber school Het Epos in Rotterdam is complete and fully operational. Both staff and pupils are very happy with the fresh yet cozy building and are making excellent use of the different spaces. Het Epos primary school is an initiative of The Verre Bergen Foundation. This foundation aims to give back to the city of Rotterdam by setting up a new school in Zuidwijk, an area in the southern part of the city which is socioeconomically disadvantaged. In this innovative primary school teachers are given more allocated teaching time with students than the Dutch average, so they can better support the individual needs of the students.