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New daycare building with timber construction

Niederteufen, CH

Overall view of the new three-storey daycare centre with timber facade

New daycare building with a healthy indoor climate

Since February 2020, Niederteufen in Switzerland has been home to a new timber construction for an extra-curricular daycare centre. The new building provides accommodation for school lunch and afternoon daycare services. As well as being utilised for daycare, the building could also be made available for adult education, music lessons or for use by clubs. We were in charge of the timber construction project, which involved planning, producing and erecting the building shell – including the lift and stairwell.

The building has a floor space of 450 m2 spread across a total of three floors. As well as the office, playrooms, fitness and movement rooms, and daycare rooms, it also houses the lunch facilities, kitchen, washrooms and a cloakroom.
We planned, designed and produced the wooden roof and wall elements in the space of four months. The wood-concrete composite ceilings make for added interior comfort. The high proportion of wood used throughout the building has a positive impact on the indoor climate, with the natural raw material creating a cosy atmosphere that is palpable, putting both the children and the teaching staff completely at ease.

Portrait Markus Rutz Division Manager Timber Construction Excellence Blumer Lehmann

Markus Rutz

Division Manager Timber and Modular Construction | CH
Member of the Executive Board

+41 71 388 58 40
markus.rutz@blumer-lehmann.com
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Project details

Client:
Einwohnergemeinde Teufen AR
Architecture:
Hubert Bischoff Architekturbüro AG
Project type:
Education and research, Temporary buildings
Construction type:
Wood element construction
Services:
Timber construction
Construction:
2019
Locality:
Niederteufen
Country:
Switzerland
Interior view of a bright recreation room constructed from light wood and furnished with tables and chairs

The timber construction creates a pleasant indoor climate that is palpable.

Playroom with sloping timber ceiling and stacks of coloured seat cubes

The light wood and large windows go a long way towards creating the pleasant atmosphere inside the room.

The staircase and hallway – including the walls, floors and ceiling – at the new daycare centre are made entirely of wood

The consistent use of wood as a building material creates an understated and harmonious effect in the stairwell as well.

Bright entrance area with glass doors and integrated cloakroom made from wood elements

The entrance area of the new building is bright and spacious, with the practical timber cloakroom offering plenty of room.

Top floor of the daycare centre; even on the inside, the new building is predominantly made from wood: floors, walls, banisters and roof.

Surrounded by all the wood, the children and staff feel totally at ease in the interior spaces.

Dining room of the new daycare building. The floor, walls and ceiling of this room are all made of wood, with the large side windows ensuring plenty of daylight.

The large windows flood the inside of the timber element construction with daylight.

Overall view of the bright kitchen with dark worktops and wooden cabinet fronts

The clean and modern design of the open-plan kitchen is enhanced by the generous use of timber.