The old school of Berlaar consists in a group of buildings, built in 1881-1883, according to the plans of L. Blomme, and enlarged from the north in 1912-1915 by E. Careels. The buildings showcase a functional type of architecture. They consist of simple volumes of one to two storeys, under a double-sloped roof covered with tiles. This volume is built in reddish-brown bricks, with multiple bluestone elements.
The net area of the built complex is 2,419m². The complex consists of 2 school buildings of 770m² net area, oriented perpendicular to each other (A, B, C in the plan below). The complex also counts 2 playgrounds and 3 single-storey buildings, used as outhouses or storage rooms (E, D1, D2).
Plan of buildings of the Berlaar school for the Reuse inventory – B2ASC for Buildwise, august 2022
The Berlaar school complex is to be totally demolished by the Municipality of Berlaar. There is a strong will from the building owners to dismantle and reuse as many elements as possile, and to organise the demolition according to the principles of circular economy.
The Berlaar School hosted the testing of different pre-demolition audit methods :
Research of potential buyers has not been undertaken, as the deconstruction strategy does not exist. The demolition has not yet been scheduled.
Example of a product-fiche made via Diag-it inventory app – Buildwise, august 2022
Berlaar school floorplan with iMapper – Buildwise, august 2022
Example of a product-fiche made via the FCBRE-methodology, without specific digital tools – B2ASC for Buildwise, august 2022
Download report: DDC social materials balance of the School Berlaar