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Brandsmaschool: A feel-good atmosphere in a nature-loving school

A new interior design helps to create a pleasant learning and working environment

Brandsma School in Bussum in the Netherlands is a place where you immediately feel at home. Its high-quality architecture and top-class interior design provide a pleasant, inspiring learning environment for around 220 primary school pupils. Natural tones create a positive effect and a pleasant atmosphere in the rooms. The wide variety of surfaces also conveys high value and authenticity, which encourages pupils to appreciate their school. “We’ve managed to realize our vision of education in the school’s interior design”, says Jacobien Bückmann, Interim Director of the school. “We have created an attractive environment that boosts well-being among the children and improves the quality of education.”

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Bringing nature into the classroom

“We strive to be a school that is close to nature and have therefore acquired UNESCO school status”, says Jacobien. “One of our main objectives is to promote environmental awareness and sustainability. We want to integrate nature into our everyday school life and allow children to experience its diversity.” A combination of natural colours and lots of wood are therefore prominent in the school’s aesthetic. Many pieces of furniture were also reused: some of the library cabinets were re-glued and repanelled.

The floor also plays an important role in the furnishing concept. “Our aim was to create calm and uniformity in the school”, says Jacobien. “We also wanted a natural floor covering that was easy to maintain. So we chose norament 926 castello, a rubber flooring from nora by Interface. Its limestone-like aesthetic fits our design concept perfectly.”

Easy-care floors with low life cycle costs

The main arguments in favour of installing the rubber flooring other than its appealing design were its robustness, durability and cost-effective maintenance. Good room acoustics are another essential aspect of a feel-good atmosphere. Thanks to their permanent resilience, nora rubber floorings contribute to a nice, quiet learning environment by reducing the sound of footfall. nora rubber floors do not ever need coating. At several decades long, they also have an exceptionally long service life. The combination of a long service life and being easy to clean has a positive effect on the life cycle cost and the environmental footprint of the building.

Rubber floors are the ideal choice for modern classrooms that are in line with the new understanding of schools, teaching and climate protection.

Data and facts

Building	Brandsmaschool, Bussum, Netherlands
Installation Year	2023
Photographer	© Studio Beeldwerken
Interior designer	De Belving, Amersfoort, Netherlands
Product	norament^® 926 castello, 998m²

natural tones create a calm and attractive environment for pupils

limestone-like aestetic with norament 926 castello

example for nature-loving school: Brandsmaschool in Bussum (Netherlands)

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