JDS

School Complex . Kortrijk

JDS

The Kortrijk School Complex is located in a central district in Kortrijk, next to the river Leie.

Our purposal is to create a new, functional educational complex with turned towards a park environment and embracing outdoor activities.
The program includes a new building and a series of renovations and extensions adding up to 7 200 sqm. The majority of the classrooms are organised along a gallery opening onto a garden, as a contemporary re-interpretation of a monk cloister. This configuration echoes its original form already existing on the site.
The renovation and extension of the existing buildings on site creates and define a centralised square, framed by an elevated gallery.

Project Educational Building Complex
Budget 15.300.000 EUR
Type Invited Competition
Size 10.500 m2
Client DBFM-vennootschap Status Settled 2012
Location Kortrijk, Belgium
Team JDS, Louis Paillard Architects, Greisch
structural engineer, KLAR, CES sustainability
JDS Partner in Charge Julien De Smedt, Louis Paillard
Project Leader Stephanie Vander Goten, Khadija Djellouli