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Construction of a new school building, including an auditorium, is underway for Gansewinkel Comprehensive School.

Entirety of Schwerte School:
Entirety of Schwerte School:

Entirety of Schwerte School:

New School Building for Gansewinkel Comprehensive School to Include Green Auditorium

The city of Enschede in the Netherlands is constructing a news-breaking school building for Gansewinkel Comprehensive School, with a total cost of approximately 23 million euros. The new school will feature an auditorium, twelve classrooms, a teacher's station, and open learning areas based on contemporary pedagogical concepts.

The auditorium, which can accommodate up to 700 people without seating, will be green in design. However, the specifics of the auditorium's climate-resilient design, such as seating capacity with seating, were not mentioned. The school's outdoor areas will also be designed to be climate-resilient, with native plants, deadwood, and permeable ground cover.

The new school building will also boast energy-efficient ventilation systems with heat recovery and a connection to the existing district heating network. Additionally, the building will have photovoltaic systems to harness renewable energy. The infrastructure for e-mobility will also be expanded.

The topping-out ceremony for the new school building was celebrated in November 2024, with Mayor Dimitrios Axourgos and Principal Eva Grass-Marx in attendance. The expansion was necessary due to the comprehensive school permanently enrolling 50 students annually.

The financing of the new building was organized by the city of Enschede. The auditorium's outdoor areas will not be specified. The details about the school building's biodiversity and retention roof were not specified in this paragraph. Nonetheless, the new school building and auditorium promise to be a significant addition to the educational facilities in Enschede.

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