School space planning for cities and municipalities

We use detailed student forecasts to help you determine long-term space requirements and the resulting need for action.

Population growth, the need for building densification, neighborhood development, and evolving requirements for school operations call for flexibility and a long-term, forward-looking approach to planning school spaces. This complex task holds significant importance for the spatial and financial progression of cities and municipalities.

Wüest Partner has developed a standardized student forecasting model at a municipal level. This model incorporates future indicators, such as foreseeable construction activity, densification potential, and the attractiveness of a municipality for newcomers. The model provides a careful analysis of demographic trends and future migration movements. This standardized student forecast gives you a first meaningful impression of where the development of student numbers in your municipality is heading. If you are interested, you can order it by emailing schuelerprognose@wuestpartner.com at a flat rate of CHF 450 plus VAT. You can find a description of our forecast model, including a sample student forecast here (in German).

In addition, we can respond individually to the current situation in your municipality. Comprehensive data collection, including on the topics of population development, demographics, housing occupancy, and construction activity, as well as knowledge of future trends, enables Wüest Partner to produce a detailed, locally specific school forecast. By simultaneously considering and incorporating the current school space inventory, we develop a reliable and viable school space forecast for each grade level and school location.

As a result, you receive recommendations for action derived from the analyses, which serve as a basis or supplement to a more extensive real estate strategy. Against this background, Wüest Partner supports you in strategic financial planning and strategy development as well as in the planning and implementation of construction measures. Furthermore, Wüest Partner’s consulting services always take into account all relevant sustainability factors, including economics (profitability), ecology (net-zero goals, energy efficiency, sustainability standards), and social aspects (user needs, building culture).

Wüest Partner supports cities and municipalities in the concrete implementation of school space strategies. This includes a wide range of services, from maintenance planning and the design of new construction, conversion, and expansion projects (including competition procedures, value, and cost management) to client support.