The initial idea of a key space in the project is a central area such as a courtyard for not just the students of the school but for the village community as well. One of the driving forces behind this project is the use of appropriate technology to achieve a low cost construction, this could also be interpreted in one way as the use of less spaces for more functions.
Due to the presence of the north eastern winds and the need to cool down most of the spaces, especially in the afternoons, the sketch below illustrates how classrooms can be arranged around a courtyard in a disintegrated manner in order to allow the breeze through and also these same class rooms become transitional spaces that can operate as both indoor and indoor/outdoor space that could potentially become a back sit for the courtyard in the event of any kind of gathering or performance.
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| Courtyard as school and community space |
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