Post by paco on May 30, 2016 12:26:33 GMT -6
Entry #512882618
Project: THE CLASS
Design statement
The project tackles the challenge of children’s education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana through socially-and-environmentally-conscious school design. It consists of clusters of modules (classrooms) provided with porches. The purpose of this project is to improve children’s education through good architecture. Socioeconomical and bioclimatic factors are used in the design of the classrooms to ameliorate children’s learning process and living conditions.
The clusters
The starting point for this project is the traditional Ghanaian clustered typology called Asante. It consists of clusters of small modules set around a common central space. In our case each cluster consists of ten modules used as classrooms. . This tipology produce a sense community and ownership over the central space. Two big openings on the long sides are the main entrances to the blocks and four narrow alleys on the short sides give then more permeability
The modules
Each of the modules are accessed from the central space though semi-exterior porches. These “filter” spaces provides spatial variety and smooth transitions between the common space and the classrooms. They constitute a flexible space that can host multiple activities such as casual meetings, resting, reading, personal study, lockers for the students or storage of school material. The porches also fulfill bioclimatic functions. They embrace the interior spaces to protect them from rain, the noise and the excess of solar radiation. They also create a shift between the roof fields to vent out warm air and to provide the classrooms with top daylighting. The distribution and the orientation of the openings in the modules were carefully thought to generate cross ventilation, a homogeneous daylighting and avoid visual discomfort by excess of contrast.
The budget/materials
This project promotes the use of local materials and building techniques.
- Foundations (600$): ciclopean concrete for strip footings and ground walls
- Walls (1800$):rammed earth walls in formwork and lime-based cladding
- Porches (650$): wooden supports, bracings and book shelves
- Wood covering,facade (450$): wood strips (horizontal and vertical elements)
- Roofing system (3200$): wooden beams and strips, corrugated zinc sheets, tached roof, gutter
- Flooring (550$): gravel layer, concrete slabs covered with clay and hardwood flooring
- Woodwork (400$): door and window frames
Total budget: 7650$
Project: THE CLASS
Design statement
The project tackles the challenge of children’s education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana through socially-and-environmentally-conscious school design. It consists of clusters of modules (classrooms) provided with porches. The purpose of this project is to improve children’s education through good architecture. Socioeconomical and bioclimatic factors are used in the design of the classrooms to ameliorate children’s learning process and living conditions.
The clusters
The starting point for this project is the traditional Ghanaian clustered typology called Asante. It consists of clusters of small modules set around a common central space. In our case each cluster consists of ten modules used as classrooms. . This tipology produce a sense community and ownership over the central space. Two big openings on the long sides are the main entrances to the blocks and four narrow alleys on the short sides give then more permeability
The modules
Each of the modules are accessed from the central space though semi-exterior porches. These “filter” spaces provides spatial variety and smooth transitions between the common space and the classrooms. They constitute a flexible space that can host multiple activities such as casual meetings, resting, reading, personal study, lockers for the students or storage of school material. The porches also fulfill bioclimatic functions. They embrace the interior spaces to protect them from rain, the noise and the excess of solar radiation. They also create a shift between the roof fields to vent out warm air and to provide the classrooms with top daylighting. The distribution and the orientation of the openings in the modules were carefully thought to generate cross ventilation, a homogeneous daylighting and avoid visual discomfort by excess of contrast.
The budget/materials
This project promotes the use of local materials and building techniques.
- Foundations (600$): ciclopean concrete for strip footings and ground walls
- Walls (1800$):rammed earth walls in formwork and lime-based cladding
- Porches (650$): wooden supports, bracings and book shelves
- Wood covering,facade (450$): wood strips (horizontal and vertical elements)
- Roofing system (3200$): wooden beams and strips, corrugated zinc sheets, tached roof, gutter
- Flooring (550$): gravel layer, concrete slabs covered with clay and hardwood flooring
- Woodwork (400$): door and window frames
Total budget: 7650$