Across two floors, the new kindergarten will offer around 1,700 m² of usable space for children and educators. In addition to five spacious group rooms with flexible learning islands, the design includes a creative multifunctional room, a music room, areas for movement, a kitchen with a “children’s restaurant”, and several staff rooms. The new building is planned by KTH Architekten, Heilbronn, together with Ingenieur Gruppe Bauen. Landscape design was developed by Jedamzik + Partner, Stuttgart.
The building features an intelligently engineered timber structure: exterior walls in timber frame construction and ceilings made of stacked timber panels. Thanks to excellent insulation performance, the building meets the KfW-40 energy standard and is awarded the German “QNG” quality seal for sustainable buildings. Inside, the natural material continues consistently through window and door elements, furniture and play equipment, reinforcing the sustainable architectural concept. This is complemented by resource-efficient and energy-saving technical building services, planned by engineering office IBV Defièbre Stefan, Heidelberg. Photovoltaic systems, geothermal storage, heat pumps and high-performance ventilation components will ensure comfortable and healthy indoor conditions throughout the year.
Ventilation and air-conditioning technology plays an important role for the planners. The goal is to provide both a healthy indoor climate and hygienic air exchange without draughts. For this project, INDUL slot diffusers from Kiefer are primarily installed horizontally in end-face panels. Due to the various panel materials – chipboard, gypsum board and Heradesign acoustic panels – the constructive coordination of installation details proved to be complex and time-consuming. The discreet INDUL wall diffusers were installed either without brackets in carpenter-built panels or with support brackets in panels made of Heradesign. Once completed, the finely integrated linear diffusers will ensure diffuse, low-turbulence air distribution for both constant and variable air volumes – while maintaining the characteristic jet pattern. Even with temperature differences of up to –14 K between supply air and room air, the air flow remains draught-free and comfortable.
| Project Details | |
|---|---|
| Client: | City of Schriesheim |
| Completion: | 2025 |
| Architects: | KTH Architekten, Heilbronn |
| Technical Planner: | IBV Defièbre Stefan – Consulting Engineers PartG mbB |
| Products: | INDUL AV 45 linear diffusers |
