Albert-Martmöller-Gymnasium
Witten

Project description

The city of Witten extended the Albert-Martmöller-Gymnasium (AMG) by a wing of specialist rooms for the departments of art, music, computer science, biology, chemistry and physics as well as a self-study center. WOLFF GRUPPE was commissioned with the general planning.

The gross floor area (GFA) of the new building of approx. 3,082 m² was distributed to the respective subject areas or subject room clusters in close coordination with the school. This distribution reflects the educational mission statement and concept of the school. 

In the innovative room concept that emerged, dispenses with corridor areas as far as possible. The specialist room clusters and rooms are accessed via a workshop area, which is intended to serve the differentiation of teaching in terms of subjects, but also across subjects. Since a special interior design quality results from the innovative room concept, special care was taken in the planning of the rooms and room relationships. 

The new three-story building is connected to the existing three-story old building, with which it shares an existing stairwell. This new building configuration on the existing schoolyard area creates a new entrance situation for the school and divides the schoolyard area into several sub-areas with different open space qualities. 

The new visibility of the entire school building in the urban environment requires heightened attention to design qualities. The urban climate protection goals and energy guidelines are respected. 

In April 2023, the students of the high school moved into the new premises.