LIYUAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, CHINA SUBMITTED BY : YAJAS MOLLIEE SUNAYANA MAULSHREE BHAVYA CASE STUDY
• ARCHITECTS: MINAX ARCHITECTS
• PROJECT YEAR: 2015
• TEMPERATURE : THE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IS 15.5 DEGREE
CELCIUS
LIYUAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
• THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY WUXI,
CHINA.
• IT IS DIVIDED IN TWO PARTS, ONE ON THE SOUTH AND
ONE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER.
• THE CAMPUS HAS AN INNOVATIVE SPACE ORGANIZATION,
SUBDIVIDED BETWEEN SIX BUILDINGS WITH DIFFERENT
FUNCTIONS.
• THE CAMPUS COMPRISES OF 6 BLOCKS WHICH ARE :
1) ADMINISTRATION BLOCK 4)TEACHING BLOCK B
2) TEACHING BLOCK A 5)LECTURE HALL BLOCK
3) LIBRARY BLOCK 6)SPORTS BLOCK
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SITE PLAN
• SITE AREA : 39641 SQ. M
• GROSS FLOOR AREA : 11150 SQ.M
• BASEMENT AREA : 11573 SQ.M.
• GREEN AREA : 30 %• UNDERGROUND
PARKING : 132• GROUND PARKING : 9
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TEACHING BLOCK A , FIRST FLOOR PLAN
1- CLASSROOM
2- PRACTICAL LAB
3- STAFF ROOM
4- INSTRUMENT ROOM
5- STORE
6- DRINKING WATER
7- CORRIDOR
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1 , 5 –CLASSROOMS
2- PRACTICAL LAB
3- OFFICE / STAFF ROOM
6- DRINKING WATER
7- CORRIDOR
TEACHING BLOCK B , GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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PLANNING • THE MAIN CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SOUTH AND NORTH ZONE IS A
RIBBON-SHAPED CORRIDOR, AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL.
• THIS CORRIDOR LINKS VISUALLY THE TWO DISTINCT AREAS AND SHAPES THE SCHOOL'S OUTLINE.
• THIS CORRIDOR PRODUCES A COMPLEX PLANNING WITHIN THE CAMPUS AND ALSO DRAWS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PLACEMENT OF BUILDINGS AND THE MOVEMENT DRAWN BY IT.
DESIGN FEATURES• THE FACADE PATTERN HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE THE WAVES OF THE
WATER.
• ITS SMOOTHNESS AND DYNAMICITY CREATES A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE.
• THE CENTRAL COURTYARD, SHAPED BY THE CORRIDOR'S ROUTE, BREAKS THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL OUTLINE.
• THERE ARE DIFFERENT BLOCKS FOR DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
• PROJECTED CORRIDORS HELPS IN PROPER VENTILATION.
• THE LIBRARY AND LECTURE HALL ARE LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MAIN COURTYARD.
• THE READING AREA OF THE LIBRARY AND THE LECTURE HALL ARE IRRADIATED BY SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH SEVERAL ROOF WINDOWS WHICH GIVES A RELAXED ENVIRONMENT.
LECTURE HALL , PLAN
1-Library
2-Rest Platform
3-Office
4-Information
Center
5- Study Center
6- Art Room
7- Corridor
8- Sunken Green
Area
ANALYSIS• DUE TO THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING AND COURTYARD
PLANNING, THERE IS AMPLE AMOUNT OF VENTILATION.
• DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A WATER BODY IN THE CAMPUS , THE MICRO CLIMATE INSIDE THE CAMPUS IS AIRY.
• THE CONCEPT OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE WATER BODY PRESENT INSIDE THE CAMPUS.
• AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT ,THEY HAVE USED THE ROOF TOPS AND CONVERTED THEM INTO GREEN AREAS.
• THE ARCHITECT HAS MADE THE BEST USE OF THE WATER BODY DIVIDING THE CAMPUS AND THE FACADE PATTERN HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE THE WAVES OF THE WATER.
• THERE ARE SEPARATE ENTRANCES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BLOCK , TEACHING BLOCK AND THE SPORTS BLOCK.
• THERE ARE DIFFERENT BLOCKS ACCORDING TO THEIR FUNCTIONALITY .
• THE LIBRARY AND THE LECTURE HALL ARE EAST-WEST ORIENTED . THEREFORE THE LIGHT ENTERED IS VERY LESS. TO CONTERACT THIS, THE ARCHITECT HAS USED SKY LIGHTS IN IT.
• THE POSITIONING AND PLANNING OF THE BLOCKS ARE DONE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT TRAPS THE HEAT AND MAINTAINS THE TEMPERATURE
SKY LIGHTS