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Project Overview
The primary school in Baishiyi District is located in Chongqing Science City, with a land area of approximately 39 acres and a total construction area of about 35,000 square meters. It has a total of 36 teaching classes. The project is centred around the core concept of "under the Zhongliang Mountain, a land academy", aiming to create a primary school campus that integrates with nature and features open spaces, allowing children to learn and grow through free exploration.
Organisation
Project Brief
The school adopts a planning approach that intersperses classrooms with courtyards, forming six large courtyards, with each grade having its own exclusive "home" territory. Specialised classrooms surround the perimeter, creating a "community" that fosters learning.
The campus is dominated by two-story classrooms, with sunny courtyards accompanying children's daily learning and activities. The ultra-flat campus design ensures unobstructed space during recess, encouraging running, discussion, play, and socialising. A rooftop farming and reading farm is set up, combining functions of rest, activity, learning, and practice, echoing the natural landscape of Zhongliang Mountain and creating a borderless experience akin to a "nomadic grassland".
Project Innovation/Need
Courtyard-style learning community: Six independent courtyards, each corresponding to a different grade level, form exclusive learning "home" spaces, enhancing a sense of belonging.
Ultra-flat campus design: Eliminate elevation barriers, create barrier-free mobile spaces, and promote free activities and social interaction.
Roof-top farming and reading farm: expanding learning scenarios, integrating agricultural practice and ecological education, and blending with natural mountain scenery.
The concept of "Primary school is not small": Maximise the use of space through multi-level spaces (ground, roof, courtyard) to enrich campus experience.
Design Challenge
Mountain Integration: How to achieve harmonious coexistence between architecture and the natural landscape of Zhongliang Mountain, while meeting the needs of educational functions.
Efficient use of space: Balancing multiple needs such as teaching, activities, and ecology within limited land use to avoid overcrowding.
Accessibility and safety: The super flat design needs to balance smooth flow and children's activity safety to prevent hidden dangers.
Sustainable operation: The maintenance, curriculum integration, and long-term feasibility of rooftop farms require systematic planning.
Sustainability
Ecological integration: The architecture echoes the landscape of Zhongliang Mountain, reducing intervention in the natural environment and strengthening ecological awareness.
Green space: courtyards and rooftop farms provide natural light, ventilation, and planting practices to reduce energy consumption.
Long-term design: Flexible space to accommodate various teaching activities and reduce future renovation needs.
Community education: Through designs such as farming and reading farms, we aim to promote sustainable lifestyles and cultivate children's environmental awareness.
Architecture - Public and Institutional - International
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