The ENTER – Sipoo Upper Secondary School / IT College, designed by K2S Architects Ltd is located in the town of Sipoo, close to Helsinki, Finland. The urban setting is dominated by two curved yards: a large one opening towards the campus garden and a smaller court yard connected to the main road. The two curved glass façades open up the school towards the community. The campus garden serves as learning area, featuring a wireless network and green islands. Fruit trees with white flowers celebrate the graduation in the end of may.
The street side façade is broken up in smaller volumes to relate to the scale of the surrounding villas. The warm tone of the wooden surfaces is reminiscent of early 20th century school buildings. A cast on site concrete stair forms the center of action in the building. It is topped by a large conical top light. The class rooms are reduced in their material palette into industrial IT-workshops. K2S Architects Ltd has been won the design competition in 2004.
ENTER Sipoo Upper Secondary School IT College by K2S Architects in Sipoo Finland
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ENTER Sipoo Upper Secondary School IT College interior spiral concrete stair