kong elementary & middle school
- TYPE : educational
- LOCATION : bandar kong- iran
- DATE : 2021
- CLIENT : organization for development, renovation and equipping schools of iran
- AREA : 3000 m²
- STATUS : concept design
design process
If we accept that the most important point in the design process, when facing a land is to understand the message of the plan, whether it is historical or new. the first step is to know and analyze the land comprehensively and discover its potential forces. In this way, every product must be a child of its context, and every design problem begins with an effort to achieve a balance between the two natures of form (function) and its context. It is necessary that the result and product of the design process sit well in the existing body and establish a meaningful and visual link with its surroundings. On the other hand, it is forbidden to damage the originality of the land (the existing body). The historical city of Bandar Kong has a two-piece but intertwined structure With a general look at the city map and based on the mass density and the courtyard form of the buildings in the historical part. the city can be easily divided into two main parts.The historical texture of Bandar Kong is a coherent , ntegrated and dynamic texture, with characteristic elements such as old windbreaks and narrow and shadowy alleys which are reminiscent of traditional Iranian cities. Kong windmills in the general perspective of this city as a symbolic element of Iranian architecture next to the firm palm trees depict the unique effects of Iranian urbanism.In this exercise (competition), paying attention to the Iranian identity and designing in harmony with the traditional texture and compatible with the climate of the region was one of the important goals of the competition. Accordingly, in the design of the 9th grade elementary school for girls in Kush Bandar Kong neighborhood, Hormozgan province, an effort was made to Observing all climatic points and appropriate shading, as well as paying attention and respect to the texture and old history of the site, let’s design a school as if it is the child of the successor and worthy of its field, so that it is placed in this historical port as a part of the whole city. Therefore, due to the better control of children of different ages, spaces were created that, while being independent and separate, are linked and connected with each other with communication joints to create ways of interaction and discourse between children and a sense of freedom among them.The most important issue that we faced in the design of the form was the atmospheric factors and climatic issues of the region, which had to be given a correct and functional answer. Therefore, I based the initial concept of the design on the same matrix lines of the city and the two types of texture. I chose Bandar Kong because, on the one hand, this factor made the school designed to have two separate courtyards, which would provide suitable shading for the students, and on the other hand, it would express the intertwined historical and new textures of Bandar, the courtyards through The detailed space that I named the space of children’s interaction and discourse are connected to each other.Among the goals and ideas of our design in this school, we can mention the following:
- The east-west extension of the building in order to make optimal use of the sea breeze
- The setback of the building towards the distance from the urban area and the definition of the entrance
- Using a windbreaker as an element of the school and respecting the texture of Bandar Kong Splitting the school into two courtyards in order to separate the play area for big and small children
- Creating an interaction space between two courtyards for visual communication and dialogue as well as pressure difference and air flow
- Break in horizontal access and separation of administrative zone from educational zone, The proximity of the office zone to the city wall and the entrance of the clients
- The independence of the janitorial unit, while having two-way access to the city and the school
- Classrooms with north-facing windows and two-way ventilation in order to create blinds in the environment
- Using linear and axial design for spatial separation and optimal use of light and sunlight
- The walls of schools are considered to be the body and facade of the city, therefore, in this design, by combining full and empty walls while maintaining the privacy of the school space, we tried to create a diverse wall by predicting green spaces around the wall in a modular way for the environment.
Placing the car door on the school in the eastern front of the site for school services to enter the yard, Creating semi-open and closed open spaces in layers and in sync with the climate and historical texture of the port (preventing heat loss),Placement of double-sided openings in front of each other to create blinds and ventilation.There is a visual view from the corridor to the library, workshop and laboratory like a showcase for display, Multi-purpose hall in direct connection with the city and has a separate entrance door to the urban area (services of the hall to the neighborhood during school holidays)Administrative department in direct connection with the city Educational section (classes on the north side of the site and lighting from the north).The service department (services – buffet – janitorial) is an independent janitorial unit with a yard and in connection with the school.Simplicity and brevity of words and avoiding complexity in organizing spacesCorridors are not just places to pass. (Predicting spaces for discussion and exchange of opinions between students, such as the platforms in front of the cells in old schools). Establishing the student’s sensory connection with the body and physics of the building by paying attention to the color, lighting, form, shading and spatial connection of the building., Each classroom has a library space and separate closets for students (to create a sense of belonging) and two-way openings for ventilation.The multi-purpose prayer hall can serve children as audio-visual classes or joint and team workPlacement of children’s sitting area in the south of the site in order to use the shade.
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