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Education · Project

Kössen Education Centre

Flexible learning spaces in pared-back architecture.

Kössen, Austria · 2025 · Gemeinde Kössen

Area
500 m²
Units
20 classrooms
Construction type
New build
Project duration
3 months
Scope of services
Variand system with custom developments
Furnishing standard
Upscale
Metres of wall rail
246 m

Brief

Part of the architecture, not furnishing.

Designed by Pedevilla Architekten, the Kössen education centre was to support flexible learning spaces for modern teaching. The clear, pared-back architecture with a carefully considered colour and material concept set the framework – Variand was to become a functional part of the interior architecture.

Solution

Boards that travel along the wall.

Variand wall rails were used in every classroom, complemented by specially developed whiteboards and enamelled steel boards. They are extremely durable and can be moved flexibly along the rails on rolling mounts – so learning content can be quickly adapted, rearranged or shared. New rail types were created for the project: with an integrated clamping rail for clamping paper and with inset steel strips for magnetic use. All rails were matched to the colour concept in a specific shade of red – 246 metres of wall rail in total.

Workshop room with workbenches, whiteboard and shelf on the wall rail
Music room with acoustic slat wall, a hanging guitar and music stands

Result

Even the corridor becomes a learning space.

The furniture does not just structure the rooms, it actively contributes to the quality of the learning environment – flexible, durable and precisely integrated in its design. Even the circulation areas became active learning and exhibition zones.

Gallery

Views into the classrooms.

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