Munich, Germany/Tielt, Belgium/Nera Montoro, Italy, 08. April 2024. Bright rooms for carefree play. With the construction of a new public kindergarten, the village of Bobrowniki near Katowice in Poland has created a modern environment for its youngest community members. The award-winning building is a showcase for the successful combination of polycarbonate with other – equally unusual – materials for facades. The click panel system from Exolon Group creates bright rooms that keep energy consumption to a minimum.

An ideal place for early childhood education

The construction of the new kindergarten was commissioned by the municipality of Bobrowniki and was the municipality’s largest investment to date [at approximately EUR 24 million]. The architecture firm Project Plus Architekci Sp. z o.o. took over the planning and design, while construction itself was left to Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane ANBUD Sp. z o.o.

The result was a kindergarten with an outdoor area measuring a total of 950 square metres that meets the latest requirements in early childhood education. The one-storey building and outdoor facilities are completely barrier-free. The building envelope is covered with a flat roof. The facades were finished using polycarbonate, textured plaster, laminate and aluminium cladding.

High-quality materials for aesthetics and sustainability

One key aspect of the project involved selecting quality building materials. They had to be aesthetically pleasing, energy-efficient and sustainable. For the double-shell facade, the builders opted for system profiles from the Exolon Group: the Exolon® PANEL 9P with a thickness of 40 millimetres.

The Exolon® PANEL 40 9P is a polycarbonate PANEL system featuring a tongue and groove joint. The 9-fold tunnel structure, which has a low Ug value, significantly improves thermal insulation and helps to reduce energy consumption. At the same time, it minimises the building's CO2 emissions and therefore its environmental footprint. The “Clear Frost” colour gives the facade a friendly aesthetic that blends seamlessly into the environment and matches the educational environment of a kindergarten well.

This project not only created a modern kindergarten, but contributed to the community's quality of life in the long term. For this, the construction company was awarded the “Grand Silesian Construction Award 2023”.

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Name: Construction of a public kindergarten in Bobrowniki 
Investor: Commune of Bobrowniki 
Designer: Project Plus Architekci Sp. z o.o. 
General contractor: Przedsiębiorstwo Budowlane OFFER SP. z o.o. 
Contractor of the polycarbonate façade: MATBUD Sp. z o.o.

About Exolon Group:

Exolon Group is a leading supplier of plastic sheets for a wide range of applications in the areas of building & construction, industry, visual communication, LED lighting and medical technology. The medium-sized group of companies boasts more than 40 years of expertise in the extrusion of thermoplastic sheets made of polycarbonate and polyester. The solid and multiwall sheets are sold to customers worldwide under the well-known brand names Exolon®, Axpet®, Vivak®, Inspria® and Exoblend®.

The material is always manufactured according to high quality standards at production facilities in Belgium and Italy.

The consistently high product quality and spirit of innovation are reflected in the performance promise: “Going Beyond”. Professional service expertise and strong customer focus make the Exolon Group a reliable partner for industry and commerce worldwide.

www.exolongroup.com

Exolon Group is part of the Serafin group of companies based in Munich.

Serafin Group:

Exolon Group is a part of Serafin Group, whose philosophy is based on more than 150 years of entrepreneurial tradition of its shareholding family. Serafin invests into companies with the aim to foster their long term development in accordance with all stakeholders.

www.serafin-gruppe.de

Press contact:

Exolon Group GmbH
Nicole Meyer-Kurczyk
+49 173 9650104
Nicole.meyer-kurczyk@exolongroup.com