The nomadic children who come here to learn about a completely alien culture through the formal education were at the center of our though while we designed the building. We started off by breaking the regular rectangle of the clssroom and made it fan shaped to allow better visibility for the students and also a better interaction between them and the teacher. A cluster of 3 classrooms have a outdoor classroom which allows at least one class to fall out everyday to enjoy the openness which is a part of the daily life of these children when they are in their family. These open air classrooms also double up as circulation/ meeting spaces. The language of brick masonry is used to create the sense of interest to anyone who visits this building. Apart from the informal entrance steps which offer waiting spaces for the visitors, the building offers a variety of textures in brick which create interest at each step to keep discovering the next. especially the facades with angular brickwork and bulls eye window and door openings surrounding the open to sky classrooms have a characteristic look which changes throughout the year due to sun angles providing a unique spatial quality every time one looks at them. The building is yet incomplete and awaits the future expansion on upper floor.
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