Design Competition Shemrock International – Next Gen Boarding Cum Day Boarding School, Pathankot Presentation India of the 21st century is changing, with better amenities good infrastructure and right direction the changes would be more favorable and multidirectional. One such change for the betterment of people is coming in the basic school system in India. The generation next is unique in the way how quickly they learn things. To enhance their skills and improve their thought process, various means and methods are coming up. Things like 3d smart classrooms, interactive study areas, and good sports facilities are springing up in all corners of the country. Every aspect of imparting education has to be dealt with the minutest of details. A precise and meticulous effort in the planning of a school is of utmost importance while laying out a new schools foundation. 1. The site for the Shemrock International school in Pathankot is located on the outskirts of the city with the north aligned with the main entrance. 2. The site is divided into three parts with the entrance block of the site to be used as general parking having the main access to bigger 5 acre area. The remaining third block will be leased hence no permanent construction is proposed on that part. 3. The first line to be put across the site is the north south axis inclined 20 degrees to west which begins from one corner of the a block and ends through the tail of the 5 acre school block. 4. This makes a convenient location for the entry to the school. As it is also the nearest point from the left side traffic of the main road. This axis could also become the lifeline of the campus as it is the longest line connecting the site (though in one direction) 5. After taking into consideration the whole program for the school we realize that the density of the site is very high in terms of spread of activities. With various activities and phase wise distribution of the program the whole campus will be staggered in small blocks 6. Majorly the site would comprise of three main areas the school, the residences and the intermediary facilities like student’s centre, auditorium, OAT , sports facilities etc 7. By dividing the site into 2 halves the square part houses the school and the front left box houses the intermediary facilities and the residences are shifted at the rear. 8. Adjusting all the functions the formation of the facilities will get compartmentalized which is good for school planning but it does not give a holistic view of the site/ the first impact/ the feeling of becoming a landmark for the whole area would be missed if the scale of the school does not reflect from the main road 9. In order to get that monumental scale the whole width of the site had to be used, there enters the transverse axis. 10. Now we have two axes the North- South axis (or rather the north western axis) which we call the major axis and another axis which brings the whole character of the school to life, the minor axis. 11. Although all parts of the project are important but the school is the main building and it will take the maximum area also the school is the only building which has to be thoroughly connected and hence will have the largest footprint. 12. The right side has to be the school and going with the initial findings to give the building a big scale the admin and auditorium areas form one single length of the building. 13. The major axis becomes accessible through an underpass beneath the admin area which connects the whole site. The underpass also conforms with the sloping site of the building 14. The intermediary facilities like the student centre, the music and dance halls, OAT and other congregational areas find space at the intersection node of the major and the minor axis. 15. The hostels although had to be fitted at the rear end with the slope of the site but due to the existence of the minor axis the hostels find an axial disintegration distributing the boys, girls and junior wings on the two axes. 16. Fittingly the hostels are put at the end of the site with the site slope bringing a hierarchy of sorts in the building 17. The teachers residences are put along with the major axis at the junction of all the hostels for security of students 18. The sports facilities complete the extension of the school with a part with tennis courts, swimming pool and basketball courts in the 5acre block and the football field in block c 19. The principal and directors residence has been kept at the farthest end to give them maximum privacy 20. The schools design begins with the functional aspect. The main entrance to the school is located at the entry to block b. two parallel walls 30’ wide and 20’ high greet the visitors before entering the school. These black walls act as focus walls before getting into the school. As soon as one enters the walls the only thing visible about the whole campus is the entrance of the admin giving a sense of concentration and meditation and as soon as one comes out of it the whole school opens up giving an exhilarating experience 21. The admin has three levels the all glass ground floor has reception which connects on one side to the school and the elevators connect to the upper floors so that less disturbance is caused to the administrators 22. The school has been designed with a module of 4 classrooms 23. These four classrooms create a section, and two sections create a floor 24. All classrooms have single loaded corridor to minimize the noise created by other classrooms as well as to give maximize natural light and ventilation to the classrooms 25. The school is divided functionally in 4 buildings with each building having separate colour instant distinction 26. The front building is the nursery block with only 2 floors ground and first as smaller kids have lesser steps to climb 27. The second block also the main block of the school in continuation of the admin block but has 4 floors and has the primary sections 28. The third block has the middle and high school with all the labs and library. 29. The final block which is also only 2 storeys has the senior secondary sections 30. The four blocks are separated at unequal distances keeping in mind all that the shadows of bigger buildings do not cover the smaller buildings 31. The school building are skewed at minor angles in order to create such zones that become interesting assembly areas for individual classrooms 32. The whole school building was kept on sun shadow model test for days on which the school will have maximum traffic and the study was helpful in creating extra elongated shadow regions in summers while making the maximum use of winter sun. Examples 33. The classrooms in school are designed in a way so that maximum light and ventilation is provided 34. The rooms are column free so that full length of windows can be provided 35. There are two windows on the exterior side and one on the corridor side for ventilation 36. The two windows each are 2’ in height one at 2’ sill level and other at 6’ sill level. 37. The corridor window moves in accordance to the winter sun angle it has lower sill level at ground floors and a higher sill level on above floors 38. The connecting corridors and the floating canopies not only add as shading devices but also add to the aesthetics of the school 39. The intermediary facilities like the student centre, multipurpose hall which are at the intersection of the two axes is a multifunctional hall with cafeteria on the ground floor which is conveniently connected to the school as well as hostels 40. This area is connected to a subterranean multipurpose hall which can have indoor sports activities as well as small performances with auditorium style seating 41. The cafeteria makes way for the dance and music room which are flanked by an open air theatre of a capacity for 600 people 42. Beyond this area is the residential area and a 20’ high chainlink fence separates the two areas the chainlink would ultimately have creepers and become green walls shielding the teachers residences which are nearest to the student centre 43. Hostels designed in quarter section style with one quarter mirroring twice to form the hostels 44. Key issues like more access to natural light and ventilation are paramount 45. The toilets are kept in corners with large verandahs in order to avoid congestion/ foul smell and wet areas 46. Well distributed neighborhood space provide platform for gathering, discussions, playing and other activities. 47. The scattered design of all the blocks help giving designated spaces for all students junior/ seniors/ girls etc 48. The school elevation is plaster painted in grey with insertion of bright colours in each building. The colours not only adds another interesting dimension to the elevation but also makes an identification for students 49. Use of louvers on the lower windows of class rooms act as barrier for any mishap while filtering the light that enters classrooms 50. Since the length of the building is around 320’ the expansion joints that might be required for the building are treated in a 5’ gaps to create interesting areas on all floors and break in the elevations 51. Use of levels natural to the site 52. Use of slopes to naturally and gradually drain water 53. Careful selection of the direction of the building 54. Equal distribution of the sites natural resources according to the density
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