You could not pick a more dramatic site for this small primary school in the Swiss canton of Graubunden. We were based in Chur when we decided to make the trek to Paspels, but luckily enough with the amazing public system in Switzerland we arrived after two trains and a couple of post buses in good time to explore the locale. Valerio Olgiati designed the school in 1998 and the completed building is an excellent example of contemporary rationalist architecture. The off square plan is divided into four class rooms with habitable corridors and a communal space between. Inset strip windows run the length of one side of each classroom to maximise natural daylighting while a small window is placed at the end of the access corridor for ventilation. The plan rotates vertically which defines each class room as individual. Raw poured concrete to the exterior and internal circulation spaces contrasts with a warm timber that clads each room.
Bill.
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