Schoolhouse Trachslau, Trachslau

The project
Timbatec was responsible for the planning of timber construction and fire protection. The two-storey school building including a gymnasium and a basement was built in timber construction from the ceiling slab of the basement. The building was suspended from the concrete staircases, which serve for access and bracing. The facade was also clad with wooden formwork.

The construction
The basement of the school building is built in solid construction, from the first floor onwards both buildings are completely constructed in wood. Wooden ribbed ceilings were used to realize the large spans of up to 8.5 meters, while at the same time integrating the acoustics and building services distribution between the beams. Thus, the appearance of the ribs is visible. The room height is perceived as higher and the component height could be kept relatively slim.

The challenge
The big challenge was to distribute the classrooms above the gymnasium with completely different room layouts as well as the loads of the large gymnasium beams to the small columns in the façade. Timbatec solved this with a distribution beam integrated into the exterior wall and neoprene bearings on the columns.