Heinrich-Hertz-School, Hamburg

Heinrich-Hertz-School, Hamburg

Heinrich-Hertz-School, Hamburg

The Heinrich-Hertz-Schule (HHS) is a district school with a grammar school in the Hamburg district of Winterhude. Adjacent to the school grounds is the higher commercial school of the educational centre for the blind and visually impaired (H/Blin des BZBS).

Project data

Place: Grasweg 72-76, 22303 Hamburg
Builder: SBH I Schulbau Hamburg
Planning: 2017 / 2018
Construction time: 2018 / 2019
Costs: n. a.
Total Area: 1.830 m²Photograph: Hagen Stier

Heinrich Hertz School as a heterogeneous ensemble

The Heinrich Hertz School consists of a heterogeneous ensemble of six buildings from different construction periods, on a site with old, tall trees. The two main buildings were erected in 1880 and 1929. The latter was built by Fritz Schumacher and is a listed building. To the east of the two main buildings are a sports hall, a canteen building with kitchen and three two-storey pavilions, one of which will be replaced by this measure as described. These buildings date back to the second half of the 20th century and are of varying states of repair and architectural quality. There is a sports field in the southern area of the property.

New classroom building as an inclusion project between two schools

There has been a cooperation project between the two schools for years, which aimed to include pupils at H/Blin in the upper secondary level and thus give pupils with visual impairments the opportunity to acquire the general higher education entrance qualification together with non-disabled pupils in a familiar environment.

Due to the increase in the number of classes at the Heinrich Hertz School, the school needed more space for general education as well as for the GTS area.

The planned L-shaped extension and replacement building was built on the site of the linear building H/J (two-storey pavilion), which was to be demolished, with an extension to the existing pavilion E.

Seating niches and spacious learning zones

On the first floor, the administration area and three classrooms with associated differentiation areas of the H/Blin BZBS were planned in the southern wing, in the western wing 4 classrooms with connected learning zone of the HHS as well as the associated ancillary rooms.

On the upper floor, with the same wing formation, there are three further classrooms with associated differentiation areas and the H/Blin BZBS staff room as well as 7 HHS classrooms. By dividing the building into compartments < 200 m², areas for seating niches and central learning zones can be designated along the escape routes.

Due to the different space requirements for the ground and upper floors and the desire to create a canopy, the upper floor protrudes to the west side of the schoolyard above the entrance area and forms a rain-protected recreation area.