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RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects

Architecture

2018

Photographer : Abhishek Dasgupta, Soumitro Ghosh, Suryan and Dang

A single classroom extension to a primary school for the underprivileged of the neighbourhood of central Bangalore created an opportunity of making the room like a tree house nestled between the existing mango and jack fruit trees. So that it could make a diverse space for assembly, parent teacher meetings, children’s activity and break / lunch area etc.

Although the initial requirement was only an additional class room on the ground level, it was an opportunity to make a multifunctional space would not block the ground and would open new possibilities of usage, during different times of the day. Using a metal structure, it is made as a pavilion with perforated sheet and bamboo matts above and an insulated roof. 

The school now has a focus area next to the play area, used for simple things like pick up and drop off for children, dining, play, congregation / assembly etc. The classroom above helped create something that the school was not aware of and was missing greatly. A place that could be made by virtue of just the classroom addition integrated to the stair and main building block of the school.

The landscape strategy with the existing trees, without getting affected also created these trees as the focal points of activities around. The plinth created outside the class room, around the drinking water fountain, around the existing beautiful large trees and the edge of the play area / sand pit create a strong character with their fluid outline – visually soft and much used. The school being an older entity had no strategy for the rain water and in the process of the treatment of the open spaces it was integrated for its harvesting and recharge of the ground water table. 

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Architects : Mathew and Ghosh Architects
Area : 1776 sq. ft.
Year : 2018
Website : https://www.instagram.com/architects_mathewghosh/

Exterior view of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


View from play area of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Exterior view of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Exterior view of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Exterior view of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Exterior view of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Play area of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Assembly and Play area of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Assembly and Play area of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Assembly and Play area of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Assembly and Play area of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Assembly and Play area of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Staircase of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Classroom of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Classrooms of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Detailed shot of furniture of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Terrace of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Ground floor plan of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


First floor plan of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Section AA of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects


Section BB of RBANMS School by Mathew and Ghosh Architects



Tags
school
architecture
interior design
educational architecture
educational interior
2018
1000 to 2000 sq.ft
india
karnataka
bangalore
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