LIYUAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, CHINA

SUBMITTED BY :YAJASMOLLIEESUNAYANAMAULSHREE BHAVYA

CASE STUDY

LOCATION: WUXI, JIANGSU, CHINA

AREA: 40800.0 SQ.M.

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Yangtze

River

• 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- CLASSROOM2- CORRIDOR3-SPECIMEN ROOM4- PARKING5- OUTDOOR

TEACHING BLOCK A, SECTION

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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TEACHING BLOCK B, SECTION

1- CLASSROOM

2- CORRIDOR

3- SPECIMEN LAB

4- PARKING AREA

5- OUTDOOR

TEACHING BLOCK B , ELEVATION 1

TEACHING BLOCK B , ELEVATION 2

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

• THERE IS NO PROVISION OF RAMPS FOR THE SPECIALLY ABLED STUDENTS

• NO SEPARATE TOILETS FOR THE SPECIALLY ABLED

• LESS NUMBER OF TOILETS