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Design idea- Understanding the ground realities in such a critical site context for the given brief of school, the first few obvious thoughts that we wish to materialized on are,

 

1. A school, of the people, for the people, by the people, insuring a fully independent model for the refugee’s sites

2. Low cost with local material using local labours, insuring minimizing investment cost

3. Homogeneous in terms of material but visually advanced. A metaphor for growth and advancement keeping the root intact

4. Using basic design principles of anthropometric/scale along with simple striking colors thus naturally creating a welcoming feel towards knowledge institution in the young minds.

5. We believe that learning should not be restricted to a classroom but it should splurge into a open court breathing fresh air

6. Introducing sustainability not just as a concept for building construction but molding the young minds to adopt it as a way of life.

 

Design strategies

1. Separating the classrooms from the amenities and further separating two classrooms by a shaded courts, insuring a secured & undisturbed learning environment

2. Humanizing the scale of spaces to 8 feet, openings to 4 feet

3. Local material, conventional techniques insuring easy buildability

4. Use of repetitive modular components for defining functional spaces which are easy to erect, dismantle & re-erect.

5. Multifunctional congregational spaces avoiding duplication thus reducing footprint & construction cost

6. Use of  passive solar strategies & taking advantage of local climate make it climatic responsive structure