Modular timber build creates space at school
Giessen, DE
![Side view of the grammar school in Giessen Side view of the grammar school in Giessen](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-6/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/aussenansicht-seitlich-gymansium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/aussenansicht-seitlich-gymansium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
![Bird's eye view of the new building of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium Bird's eye view of the new building of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-8-ratio-0675/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/gesamtansicht-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/gesamtansicht-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
The three-storey extension will provide sufficient space for the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium since summer 2023. The outdoor facilities will be constructed by the city of Giessen after completion of the building.
![Exterior view of the Landgraf-Ludwig Grammar School in Giessen Exterior view of the Landgraf-Ludwig Grammar School in Giessen](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-6/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/aussenansicht-hochformat-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/aussenansicht-hochformat-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
Blumer Lehmann realised the three-storey extension as general contractor.
![Insight into a classroom in the extension building of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium Insight into a classroom in the extension building of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-8-ratio-0675/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/klassenzimmer-frontal-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/klassenzimmer-frontal-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
Three classrooms with a healthy indoor climate are located on each floor of the extension.
![Extension of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium with break area Extension of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium with break area](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-8-ratio-0675/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/aussenansicht-pausenplatz-gymansium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/aussenansicht-pausenplatz-gymansium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
The modular building is ecologically and technically sustainable: with reusable wooden modules and a district heating supply as well as a photovoltaic system on the green roof.
![From top: Landgraf Ludwig Grammar School with photovoltaics From top: Landgraf Ludwig Grammar School with photovoltaics](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-8-ratio-0675/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/aussenansicht-vogelperspektive-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/aussenansicht-vogelperspektive-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
The 42 wooden modules were prefabricated in our factory in Grossenlüder and assembled on site into a three-storey building in just a few days.
![Wooden interior fittings in the extension to the Landgraf Ludwig Grammar School Wooden interior fittings in the extension to the Landgraf Ludwig Grammar School](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-6/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/innenansicht-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/innenansicht-gymnasium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
The new building offers space for an IT room, sanitary, storage and technical rooms.
![Extension of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium surrounded by trees Extension of the Landgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium surrounded by trees](/.imaging/mte/default-theme/resize-width-8-ratio-0675/dam/Holzbau/Bilder/Referenzen/landgraf-ludwigs-gymnasium-giessen/aussenansicht-begruent-gymansium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg/jcr:content/aussenansicht-begruent-gymansium-giessen-holzbau-blumer-lehmann.jpg)
The wood for the school module construction comes from local forestry, and many surfaces are made of this sustainable material.
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The modern classrooms offer a pleasant indoor climate, thanks to ventilation systems, daylight, good room acoustics and lots of wood.