May,2021
E d u c a t i o n a l • C l u s t e r
M a i n S h o t
• Building typology: Educational
• Cluster Unit Surface Area: 90 sq.mt.
• School initial capacity: 200 students
• Location: Sohag, Egypt
• Project Evaluation: Honorable mention at YAC 2021
• Designers:
Junior Architects (Shahd Dergham - Shaimaa Ashraf - Aya Hany)
Junior Interior designers (Nardine Nasr - Mariam Wadie)
• Cluster Unit Surface Area: 90 sq.mt.
• School initial capacity: 200 students
• Location: Sohag, Egypt
• Project Evaluation: Honorable mention at YAC 2021
• Designers:
Junior Architects (Shahd Dergham - Shaimaa Ashraf - Aya Hany)
Junior Interior designers (Nardine Nasr - Mariam Wadie)
s i t e
why education?
It's the most negatively affected field by COVID-19 spread.
why Nafas?
Nafas in arabic means "breathe", and that is a great significance to what users of this building can feel during their stay in it (students, teachers, staff and managers), the building provides all forms of circulation of air in it, besides all natural forms of energy that are provided, bur air is the master natural form of energy used.
Illustrated through mass plan
m a s s p l a n
The project is designed from the beginning to be low budget, low tech; no sophistications in systems, full dependence on local materials, minor need to external sources for feeding the students.
Check the Aeral view shot
a e r a l v i e w s h o t
Sustainability & Health:
The cluster is provided by urban farms for both learning, health and economic objectives, to enhance the culture of farming that is the origin of Egyptian since he has found the Nile River as a pharaoh, and be self dependent to feed themselves, better diet and life style(*), and to be all self suffecient the school doesn't need to buy food for the students.
(*) the Spline crossing the whole cluster is provided with a cycling track to
enhance their immune systems by cycling and being sportive and fit, decrease the
idea of possession a car in the future
and deterioration of traffic jams in Egypt.
enhance their immune systems by cycling and being sportive and fit, decrease the
idea of possession a car in the future
and deterioration of traffic jams in Egypt.
u r b a n f a r m
Economic scope:
There is a local store along the mega shed where every student can sell his/her product regardless the field of craft, in small kiosk, so they are raised to be independent and trained on how to start their business using their talents.
There is a local store along the mega shed where every student can sell his/her product regardless the field of craft, in small kiosk, so they are raised to be independent and trained on how to start their business using their talents.
p a s s a g e t o c l a s s r o o m s s h a d e d b y u r b a n f a r m s
Local materials:
All materials are provided in a wide range in Sohag, mainly (rice straw), in addition to palm reed.
All materials are provided in a wide range in Sohag, mainly (rice straw), in addition to palm reed.
d e t a i l s o f c h o o s i n g l o c a l m a t e r i a l s
F o r m g e n e r a t i o n
let's talk about unit design independently
C l a s s r o o m u n i t a n a t o m y
g r o u n d f l o o r p l a n
Studies for detailed environmental wise design:
S t u d i e s & c a l c u l a t i o n s
check the roof design & material!
B i r d ' s e y e v i e w
Sustainability & Exploitation:
Urban farms, flexible palm reed roofs, passive design for reducing solar thermal mass on cluster units and roofs, and provide the needed natural light for better education delivery.
Voids in walls are created for cross ventilation, different heights to control air pressure, and gravel pockets for natural cooling effect on air before entering the class
Urban farms, flexible palm reed roofs, passive design for reducing solar thermal mass on cluster units and roofs, and provide the needed natural light for better education delivery.
Voids in walls are created for cross ventilation, different heights to control air pressure, and gravel pockets for natural cooling effect on air before entering the class
p e r s p e c t i v e s e c t i o n
u n i t e l e v a t i o n
let's talk about interior design of class unit
There are two types of classes which are: Studying class - Activity class, both are similar in the S.S. "Sanitizing Station", which is 15% of the total surface area of one class, all considerations are applied for COVID-19 spread prevention
s a n i t i z i n g s t a t i o n
s a n i t i z i n g s t a t i o n
• 1st: Studying class
F u r n i t u r e I t e r a t i o n s & f l e x i b i l i t y
S t u d y i n g C l a s s
C h a i r a n a t o m y
• 2nd: activity class
c o n c e p t o f b r e a k i n g i c e
t a b l e i t e r a t i o n s
t a b l e d e t a i l c l o s e u p • e a s e o f f i x a t i o n
I n t e r i o r t o p v i e w
a c t i v i t y c l a s s
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H o p e y o u l o v e i t :)
