The "EGG" (Gelsenkirchen Protest Comprehensive school) is being designed by Professor Peter Huebner and his architectural bureau plus+, with the active participation of our students. Central to this work is the recongition of the school as a place for living. Our young people must feel at home here.

Many modernising schools have demonstrated the powerful influence such a welcoming environment can exert on the learning process.

Great value has been placed on the students' own contribution to the design and construction of their own "form house".
They assist in planning the building, and construct the architectural model of their ideal classroom home. The final building embodies their wishes to a very large extent.

The objective is that every student can claim with pride: "This is my school. I helped build it!"   Such a strong sense of identification is the most effective means of avoiding vandalism.

The school building is the very embodiment of the EGG's educational objectives.
The conception of the form rooms as houses in short terraces is intended to avoid any possible tendency towards a loss of identity in the crowd, and helps foster the family principle.

The communal facilities are arranged along a covered "street", emphasizing the connection with the local neighbourhood. They are generally available for use by local residents. This networking is enhanced by local institutions and organisations who sponsor specific sections of the school.

Ecological principles play a crucial role in the architecture of the EGG - from the use of "soft" materials (wooden construction) to the rational use of energy.