Johanniterschule (Rottweil)
The Johanniterschule Rottweil was completed in 1906 according to plans by the architect Paul Bonatz and his younger brother Karl . The listed building is now a state primary school run by the city.
Origin
As the population grew, a new schoolhouse was built from 1904 to 1906 to meet the needs of a Protestant elementary school, a girls' college (1905) and a women's work school east of Olgastraße - between Johanniterstraße and Alleenstraße.
Building history
The order to build a new schoolhouse (1904) based on a schoolhouse design in the “country house style” was one of the first independent orders from the Bonatz brothers. When implementing the building plan, they had to repeatedly make concessions to city architect Haug. For the exposed masonry, house stone is used instead of Keupersandstone ("Schönbuchstein"). Granite is used for the steps in accordance with Bonatz's specifications.
Inside, tiles are to be laid in the house corridors, and "Pitsch Pen" will be chosen for the wall cladding in the corridors and in the classrooms. The flooring in the classrooms is partly made of wood (beech long straps laid in asphalt) and partly linoleum.
Bonatz deals intensively with the lighting of the school building and urges - against change requests from the municipal council - for compliance with his plans: "The main thing is that where the students sit, the light is as extensive as possible - ... So I would like to ask you ... to keep the window arrangement as in the plans. "
The outdoor area includes a corner pavilion and the surrounding wall, which were commissioned in 1906. Bonatz suggests planting the school yard immediately after the school yard wall has been completed and has clear ideas about its design. With regard to the vegetation, he has a simple design for the wall in mind. Only the base of the gate pillars should be made of ganite. The pillars themselves should be simple concrete shapes with rounded edges. The “crowning fruit basket” should be made of cast stone according to the drafts of the architect.
Interior
The Rottweiler German Burry (1853–1933), sculptor, altar builder and Rottweiler larva carver carried out the wooden interior. He designed all the pillar cladding of the seating niches with benches, the entrance doors and glass closures, banisters and surrounding work. At the time of acceptance, Bonatz judged the work of the cabinet maker : In particular, the work of the master cabinet maker and sculptor Burry can be described as exemplary from here with a few exceptions.
Corridors and stairwell are decorated with plaster casts of " famous Renaissance masters" according to the wishes of Bonatz, who is committed to historicism .
architectural art
The sculptural decoration on the lower, west-facing portal, i.e. the entrance to the two girls' schools, was made by the Rottweiler sculptor Karl Kuon. The stone reliefs show: "... a woman at the spinning wheel, probably the goddess" Industria "." The allegorical representation is related to the women's labor school. Instead of antique masks, there are two Rottweiler masks - a Federhannes larva and a bite larva - specific to the location. A squirrel and a cat complete the program.
German Burry created the program of sculpting work on the south portal, i.e. the entrance to the Protestant elementary school. The stone reliefs depict children singing and playing, as well as an owl, a raven and grimaces from men and women.
The mural on the north side of the school building was commissioned by the Rottweiler painter Otto Schwarz (* 1877), a native of Stuttgart who studied there at the Academy of Fine Arts. His drafts were heavily criticized by Bonatz, who could not get his way with the proposal to award the work to Ulrich Nitschke . The elaboration shows four children in a ring dance around an apple tree.
meaning
As an admirer of Theodor Fischer, Bonatz attached great importance to the design of the interiors. Influenced by reform pedagogical ideas, Paul Bonatz was careful to create a pleasant learning atmosphere. For example, benches were set up in the “niches” for the students to use during breaks.
literature
- Gerald P. Mager: Paul Bonatz and the construction of the Johanniterschule in Rottweil. In: Johanniterschule Rottweil (ed.): 100 years of Johanniterschule Rottweil 1906–2006. Caritas St. Franziskus Werkstatt, Sigmaringen 2006, pp. 16–60.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Verena Parage: Rottweil. Photo book sets a monument to larvae. Schwarzwälder Bote, December 1, 2016, accessed on February 24, 2020 .