In collaboration with MDH Architects from Oslo, we have finished the Evenes schoolyard. The project is in the village of Evenes, in the beautiful Liland, Norway.

The proposal takes a sensitive approach to its surroundings and brings the best advantage of the climate. Furthermore, following the topography on-site and re-using the existing buildings, the project’s form and building volumes define different outdoor spaces that connect to the indoors, creating a flexible movement from inside to outside.

With its angled shape, the new school shelters the inner courtyard from the wind during winter and helps form an agreeable micro-climate to the South-facing yard between the school and the multi-use hall. It also creates a sunny and sheltered schoolyard facing South, with different zones for play, activities, stay, events and festivities.

In addition, the schoolyard’s heart, “Festplassen”, a landscaped stair and partly covered amphitheatre, function as a meeting place when the weather allows it.