Innovative Educational Center Design: Fostering Social Inclusion and Enhancing Sustainability in Kotba, India
| Post date: 2024/01/18 |
Innovative Educational Center Design: Fostering Social Inclusion and Enhancing Sustainability in Kotba, India
IUST students, led by Dr. Haniyeh Sanaieian, an assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Design, won the first place award in the IMPART architecture competition with their project "Weather the Storm." The team included Bahareh Behzadi, Fahimeh Saeidi, Meraj Goli, and Fatemeh Zareian Shafiei.
The essence of the IMPART competition lay in envisioning an educational-cultural center tailored to the needs of children and teenagers while being inclusive of diverse age and social/ethnicity groups. By tackling existing social and cultural issues in Kotba, the team sought to empower individuals through participation.
At the heart of their project is a multi-purpose center shaped around the structural core, which is also a dynamic hub for learning and involvement in participatory activities. Embracing social inclusivity, the team ensured the inclusion of students with different backgrounds, fostering social inclusion through sports and experiential activities like farming together, which potentially can attract students with various interests.
The design philosophy relies on the seamless integration of nature and the built environment. A bridge connects multiple spaces internally and externally, preserving existing plants on-site, which was part of the project brief's concerns. Simultaneously, this spatial concept proposes an experiential space that stimulates children's sense of discovery and creates a cheerful, dynamic atmosphere.
Furthermore, sustainability plays a key role in the design. Multiple passive and active solutions are integrated into the design, considering the local climatic conditions. The heavy local rainfall is collected in a water reservoir to be used for irrigation. The positioning and proportion of openings respond to functions and solar exposure, enhancing natural lighting and ventilation. Windows are detailed with light shelves to maximize light while avoiding direct solar radiation. Materiality consists of sustainably sourced wood and geopolymer concrete, with very low carbon footprints, ensuring recyclability in the future. These design considerations result in an optimized building with a near-zero carbon footprint. Photo album
IUST students, led by Dr. Haniyeh Sanaieian, an assistant professor in the School of Architecture and Urban Design, won the first place award in the IMPART architecture competition with their project "Weather the Storm." The team included Bahareh Behzadi, Fahimeh Saeidi, Meraj Goli, and Fatemeh Zareian Shafiei.
The essence of the IMPART competition lay in envisioning an educational-cultural center tailored to the needs of children and teenagers while being inclusive of diverse age and social/ethnicity groups. By tackling existing social and cultural issues in Kotba, the team sought to empower individuals through participation.
At the heart of their project is a multi-purpose center shaped around the structural core, which is also a dynamic hub for learning and involvement in participatory activities. Embracing social inclusivity, the team ensured the inclusion of students with different backgrounds, fostering social inclusion through sports and experiential activities like farming together, which potentially can attract students with various interests.
The design philosophy relies on the seamless integration of nature and the built environment. A bridge connects multiple spaces internally and externally, preserving existing plants on-site, which was part of the project brief's concerns. Simultaneously, this spatial concept proposes an experiential space that stimulates children's sense of discovery and creates a cheerful, dynamic atmosphere.
Furthermore, sustainability plays a key role in the design. Multiple passive and active solutions are integrated into the design, considering the local climatic conditions. The heavy local rainfall is collected in a water reservoir to be used for irrigation. The positioning and proportion of openings respond to functions and solar exposure, enhancing natural lighting and ventilation. Windows are detailed with light shelves to maximize light while avoiding direct solar radiation. Materiality consists of sustainably sourced wood and geopolymer concrete, with very low carbon footprints, ensuring recyclability in the future. These design considerations result in an optimized building with a near-zero carbon footprint. Photo album
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