High School No. 6, Bydgoszcz

In Bydgoszcz, Brech also realized the building of School of Applied Arts (1910-1912) at Swiętej Trojcy street 37.

[5] During this period, the building housed the Humanities High School for girls (Polish: Żeńskie Gimnazjum Humanistyczne) of Bydgoszcz.

Pupils were very active: they established in 1929, an association Summer Colony Society, and a permanent scholarship fund, in order to help their poor colleagues: it resulted in the construction of a holiday house, inaugurated on August 2, 1932.

For school year 2007–2008, ZSO nr 6 opened "academic" classes, teamed with University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz.

On December 21, 2009, the rector of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (UKW) signed a cooperation agreement to create another academic class with ZSO nr 6.

Another innovative idea was the creation, in 2010/2011, of interdisciplinary classes in small groups ("Clubs") on Edward de Bono's concept.

In addition, pupils take part to various competitions, such as The footprint of the ZSO nr6 occupies an entire block, between the following streets: Staszica, Lucjana Szenwalda, Kopernika and Władysława Reymonta.

The edifice displays late Eclectic features and is registered since 1992 on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship heritage list.

[17] It is often associated with the neighbouring Copernicanum building, erected a few years earlier (1905-1906), also focused on pedagogical purposes.

On the right, the main entrance is accessible via a few stairs, flanked by two hand rails adorned with sculpted festooned urns.

On the top of the roof stands an observation terrace, and a massive ridge turret crowns the right avant-corps.

The elevation on Władysława Reymonta street displays a first part as rich as the other facade, especially with three peak windows on the last floor, enriched with large floral motifs pediments.

Interiors decoration comprises pillars, friezes, stuccoes, vault arches and a large examination hall.

Gymnasium on a 1914 postcard
1915, the lyceum and the Copernicanum