Type of building project: New construction
Construction method: Mixed methods / wood frame
Services: Enclosed building shell, carpentry and engineered timber work, constructive facade work
Special features: Wood frame walls, mullion/transom construction for a glass facade, exposed cross-laminated-timber walls, exposed ceiling box elements (acoustic elements), school roof: planked timber construction, sports hall roof: laminated timber construction
Construction site: Harlange
Project completion: 2014
Architecture: Theisen Architects, Luxembourg
Builder: Syndicat Intercommunal Harlange
Description: The „Maison Relais“ is a new model to incorporate the education, care and upbringing of children in Luxembourg. Die Maison Relais „Woiwer“ in Differdange provides all-day care for children between the ages of 3 and 11 years old, divided into 10 groups. The two-storey extension building with a total floor space of 1,250 m² provides enough room for 200 children.