Composite Facade Cladding Broad School

Architect Arie Blokland of GAJ Architecten conceived a refreshing facade using the bark of a plane tree as inspiration.

Both the pattern of the composite Raficlad® facade paneling and the colors are variegated, giving the whole a beautiful and thought-provoking appearance.

The Brede School in Velsen-Noord is one building with multiple functions. It houses elementary school De Plataan, community center De Stek, toddler playgroup De Vlinder and the counseling office.

The library also has a support center in the building, the municipality of Velsen holds consulting hours there and the welfare activities of the welfare foundation take place there. In the gymnasium, which is also present, pupils have gymnastics lessons during the day, while various (neighborhood) sports clubs use it in the evenings.

The building consists of two intertwined building masses, each with its own character and atmosphere. One building section is adjacent to a residential area and is stony in character. The other building section, which borders a park-like area, has a facade constructed of semi-transparent composite panels with natural colors.

Development, production, transport and assembly by Holland Composites.