Germany – Load-bearing structure design services – Erweiterungsneubau Ganztagesbetreuung Sichelschule Balingen - Tragwerksplanung

Under the award procedure in accordance with the VgV, a suitable office for structural design is being sought to implement the extension and new construction of the Sichelschule in Balingen. The City of Balingen intends to construct a new building on the site of the listed Sichelschule, Behrstraße 28 in Balingen, to fulfill the legal entitlement to full-day care for primary school students starting in the 2026/2027 school year. This new building will not only meet the space requirements for the primary school but will also be used for the full-day care of primary school children. The placement of the new building, as a standalone structure to the east between the main building of the Sichelschule and the former teacher's residence, as well as the adjacent Hermann-Berg kindergarten, connects the existing building ensemble, encloses the courtyard, utilizes existing structures such as the canteen, by directly "docking" onto it, and allows visual contact from the interior to the outdoor area/courtyard, which again simplifies the future care situation. Access can be made either from below via Behrstraße or via a separate access road from above via Hermann-Rommel-Straße. To achieve the shortest possible routes and ensure connection to the existing infrastructure, a bridge connection over two floors has been provided, which also creates a barrier-free access to the Sichelschule via the elevator in the new building. Furthermore, the new building in the lower floor will be connected to the care rooms in the teacher's residence by a covered path in the landscaped courtyard. Oriented towards the educational concept, as well as the design requirements and conditions of the location, a freestanding, partially basemented 4-storey new building plus attic has been designed, which harmoniously connects in form and design with the listed 100-year-old school, aligns with it, and takes it into account. The design provides for a hybrid construction for the building, a mixture of reinforced concrete construction and timber construction, masonry, with extensive greening of the flat roof and the pitched roof is to be equipped with a PV system. The entire school campus is a listed monument. The school building and the teacher's residence are two separate cultural monuments according to §2 DschG. The new building must be "docked" to the Sichelschule with a connecting bridge, taking this into account. The connection to the old building will be coordinated in detail with the monument protection authority. Due to the topography, a retaining wall measure will be necessary as a slope retention in the direction of Hermann-Rommel-Straße. In terms of construction, it must be expected and dealt with that there are limited/constrained areas for the construction site set-up. The construction site or the entire measure will take place during the ongoing adjacent kindergarten operation (KiGA Hermann-Berg) or ongoing school operation at the Sichelschule and care operation in the teacher's residence. Two funding applications have already been submitted for the new building. KfW funding is to be applied for during the course of the project. The planning of the architectural services is carried out by the Building Authority Balingen. The building application is to be submitted in April/May. Planning documents will be made available for the 2nd phase. According to the current status, the earthworks are to start in autumn 2026. The shell construction is to begin in spring 2027. Completion and settlement must be completed by the end of March/April 2029. The planning is to start directly after the order. Currently, approximately 6.5 million EUR gross is estimated for cost group 300 and approximately 2.7 million EUR gross for cost group 400. The total gross floor area is approximately 1,560 m² (UG: 340 m², EG: 420 m², 1st floor: 300 m², 2nd floor: 290 m², attic: 205 m²). The total gross volume is 7,450 m³.