Cool school design for an extreme climate
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Building Trust is a non-profit charity founded in 2010. We believe in good design for all and that design at its core is about developing skills for problem solving and creating better solutions. We use these skills in tackling real world issues and in the delivery and design of our projects, having a positive impact upon people, wildlife and the planet. In only a few years our team has grown to include architects, engineers, planners, contractors and many other professionals that have a role to play in shaping our environment.
Description
Introduction
How do you get to school if it’s minus 45 °C outside? How do you gain an education when your nearest school is 20km away? We are asking you to help us design a ‘Cool School’ for a community in Mongolia.
How?
Submit a proposal for a school building which will act as a safe, comfortable, learning environment for 100 pupils withstanding the extreme temperatures in Mongolia.
A well designed school environment has a huge impact on a child’s learning. It can affect a child’s academic progress over a year by as much as 25%.
We are looking for a school design which considers lighting, ventilation, environmental conditions, materials, space, comfort, accessibility, adaptability and aesthetics. This is a chance to shape the future of school buildings across cold regions globally.
Help create classrooms which engage and inspire children, improving their education.
About
The aim of this design challenge is to:
Encourage and reward design excellence at a small scale which integrates function, structure, details and the need for education.
Research, respond to and highlight the unique aspects of designing a school in a freezing climate with the constraints of the site.
Encourage the employment of sustainable design in all aspects of the proposal.
Ideas
... Use your imagination.
What materials could you use to create an innovative school classroom. What shapes might react best to the environment? How can a building deal with extreme temperatures in the most economical way? How accessible can the building be? How many functions can the structure have?
...Be creative!
The school
Building Trust have been asked to assist the Governor of Khovd in providing a new building for an existing school in Mongolia. The current facilities offer 550 children primary school education. However, the school is very old, dilapidated and has no indoor toilets forcing children to use outdoor facilities even in the coldest months. Children go to another school for physical education in winter seasons and in warm seasons, children study outside because the primary school is overcrowded. There is a great need for a new building to support the children of Tsast Altai.
Rewards
1st prize
project will be selected as the winning design. Building Trust will seek to nd funding and planning for the winning project giving it the opportunity to in uence the future of school facilities in Mongolia.Honourable mentions
Timeline
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