PENZISBETTINI Architekten completes Wiesental Primary School in Baar

The Wiesental Primary School, designed by PENZISBETTINI Architekten, has been completed in Baar, Switzerland. The 14,868 m² campus is orthogonally placed on its site, opening toward the natural landscape of the Lorze River valley. The layout clearly distributes programmatic functions while preserving the communal idea of the school as a shared space. Key team members include principal architects Daniel Penzis and Giulio Bettini, project management by Jäger Coneco, landscape architecture by Schläpfer Carstensen Landschaft GmbH, and structural engineering by Ingenieurbureau Heierli AG and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure AG. Other consultants include RMB Engineering AG, Manzano Engineering GmbH (services), Hefti. Hess. Martignoni. (electrical), Bakus Bauphysik & Akustik GmbH (acoustics), Reflexion AG (lighting), and Moser Sicherheit AG (other). The client is the Municipality of Baar. Photographs by Federico Farinatti.