Schalom International School Project

Pre-Study

Design Brief, Inspiration, Zoning and Layout

Architectural Services:

Buildings for Human Develpoment (BHD)

Study prepared for:

Teso Educational Support Scheme (TESS),

Rev Jeremiah Acelun, Rev Sam Ediau

Location:

Between Kumi and Soroti, Uganda

Project Brief 1. BOARDING SCHOOL

CLASSROOMS 6 classrooms (2x P5-P7) 6 classrooms (2x S1-S3) 6 classrooms (2x S4-S6) 1 extra large classroom (history, geography) SCIENCE ROOMS 1 classroom physics demo. & practicals 1 collections physics 1 materials physics 1 preparation physics 1 classroom biology and chemistry demo. & practicals 1 collections biology and chemistry 1 materials biology and chemistry 1 preparation biology and chemistry DOMESTIC SCIENCE 1 kitchen 1 provisions, materials, household appliences 1 washroom/changing room ART 1 drawing studio 2 rooms for crafts 2 rooms for materials 1 washroom/changing room 1 room for textile design 1 music room 1 store room LANGUAGE LAB 1 classroom with language teaching system 1 room for materials and equipment 3 rooms for teaching materials 1 school library 1 pupils' committee room 1 recreation room to accommodate a max. of half the total no. of pupils ADMINISTRATION 1 staff room (meeting room) 1 staff study (staff library) 1 office head teacher 1 office deputy head 1 office 1 room for meeting parents / sickroom 1 caretaker's room SPORT Exercise area (outdoor) Sports ground (outdoor)

Playground (outdoor)

CLOAKROOMS FOR CLASSROOMS 2 girls 2 boys 1 WC male staff 1 WC female staff

DORMITORIES 45 dormitories girls (8 per room = 4 bunks) 45 dormitories boys (8 per room = 4 bunks) 90 bathrooms for dormitories for 8 pupils 50 staff houses (1 per teacher) 5 guest accommodation (studio) 1 dining room (boarding school + staff + guests) 2. WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS 15 seminars / workshops

3. MOTHER AND CHILD CARE 4. CHAPEL 1 chapel hall 1 clergy house 5. FARM BUILDINGS dairy cows chickens pigs goats fruit trees /vegetables/vine 6. HEALTH CENTRE reception area record storage administration and office waiting area consulting / examination room treatment rooms minor surgery spaces dental suit multi purpose room interview rooms WC patients WC staff beds

storage

Inspirations from Nature

... One common theme in much tra-

ditional African architecture is the

use of fractal scaling: small parts of

the structure tend to look similar to

larger parts, such as a circular vil-

lage made of circular houses ...

Eglash, Ron: "African Fractals: Modern com-

puting and indigenous design.” Rutgers

1999

Chapel Mother and child

Recreation hall

Dining hall

Recreation area

School

Dormitories

Staff houses and guest accommodation

Health center

Workshops and seminars

Farm buildings

Farm land

Schematic zoning diagram and layout of campus

Saroti 24 km Kumi 23 kmRoad

Zoning and layout concept:

- Recognition of traditional African urban layout and architecture

- Possibility of growth in stages

- Iconic urban design

Campus

Square

Schematic zoning diagram overlayed on site plan