In the finishes, attention has been paid to the furniture and its arrangement. Aesthetics have not been neglected, simple and colourful throughout the interior of the building with mainly white and blue colours or the direct colours of the material used.
The materials that make up this dining room are concrete on the walls, wood in the dining area and glass, the latter having great prominence on the main façade, lighting up the entire area of tables and chairs.
Canteen of the Wolfbusch School by Walter Huber Architekten. Photograph by Zooey Braun.
Description of project by Walter Huber Architekten
The Wolfbuschschule in Stuttgart-Weilimdorf, an ensemble of several buildings, has been expanded to include a canteen in order to confirm the all-day school offer. In addition to the use of the canteen, other school events such as school festivals, concerts, teacher conferences, etc. are also planned in the new building.
The new canteen closes off the campus to the south. The almost square structure opens consistently to the newly designed open space. The widely projecting and protective canopy as an inviting gesture mediates between inside and outside. The result is a floating spatial impression, which is limited by the side room wing as a "square wall".
Construction and materiality characterize the appearance and are an expression of the interior. The serving adjoining rooms with kitchen and technical rooms are made of concrete, the dining hall is designed as timber construction. Coherently, the two building materials, concrete and wood, determine the space and the facades.
The dining hall itself is designed as a column-free space. An inserted "furniture" that accommodates dish returns, etc., structures the space into a quieter dining area and a noisier food serving area. Limiting the space to a few materials and colours gives it a pleasant and cheerful atmosphere. Wall and ceiling surfaces are made of white fir, partly sound-absorbing, linoleum as flooring, which picks up the colourfulness of the paving of the open spaces, in dialogue with the blue "square wall" and the white "furniture" characterize the space.
The necessary technical installations were integrated down to the detail. Ventilation and lighting were reduced and combined into a few components. The linear arrangement follows the bearing structure of the visible wooden beams.
