Cage Copher, Bogdan Chipara, Deborah Both, Program Architects Peter C. Lippman and Marge Arkitekter
Mattias Hamrén Photography
Skapaskolan is a 5000m2 IGPH certified passive-house that is constructed with prefabricated steel modules. it is home to a unique school that specializes in activity-based learning with an emphasis on health and technology. The interior of the school is organized into 3 rings like the growth rings of a tree: The heart, which is composed of makers-spaces such as a workshop, production studio and lab. These makers spaces are directly connected to collaboration spaces, such as the library, café and amphitheater. The organization of the “heart” embodies the creative and collaborative essence of the school. The ring around the heart is called the “break-out zone.” Break-out zones are areas where a classroom (or learning studio in this case) “breaks-out” and becomes a study area for working in small groups. These spaces function as extensions of the learning studios and replace the traditional corridor arrangement of conventional schools. The outer ring of the program is composed of “learning studios.” Skapaskolan’
