INFERENCE :

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LOCATION INFERENCE :

Located in Colombia, South America

Area – 120 SQM
This is a library + café specialized in children, but where adult can also have some fun

9 ¾ Bookstore + Café / PLASMA NODO SOCIAL - 5

CONCEPT / PHILOSOPHY INFERENCE :
We believe that cities need warm and nice meeting places that welcome us and invite us to
learn having fun with our families and friends, sites where people not only buy but go and
have a good time.

9 ¾ Bookstore + Café / PLASMA NODO SOCIAL - 5

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION INFERENCE :
The Library + Café is
*DESCRIPTION FONT SIZE *
designed in a way so that
* REGULAR TEXT FONT SIZE * the library spans on the
lower floor, and one can
8.5X7.7
climb up to the next floor-
to the café.

GROUND FLOOR

KITCHEN
SITTING AREA
11X7.5 CIRCULATION SPACE

2.3

FIRST FLOOR

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VOLUMETRIC ORGANIZATION INFERENCE :
The Bookrack on the left
goes up to the second
floor, giving the chance to
store more books, and the
cut between the floors,
combined with the rack
connect the two spaces.

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VOLUMETRIC ORGANIZATION INFERENCE :
The hexagonal cut-outs in
the wall are filled with a
cushioned seating- giving
the children a space to
enjoy, be comfortable in,
and read without any
disturbance.

9 ¾ Bookstore + Café / PLASMA NODO SOCIAL - 5

 INFERENCE :

NARMAD LIBRARY SOCIAL - 5

LOCATION INFERENCE :
*DESCRIPTION FONT SIZE *
* REGULAR TEXT FONT SIE *

BUILT SPACE
PARKING SPACE
GREEN SPACE

39% 41%
TOTAL AREA – 14400 SQM
BUILT UP SPACE – 5700 SQM
GREEN SPACE – 2760 SQM
20%
PARKING SPACE – 5400 SQM

BUILT UP SPACE
GREEN SPACE
PARKING SPACE

NARMAD LIBRARY SOCIAL - 5

CLIMATEIC ANALYSIS INFERENCE :
Front facade

The Openings have been curved so

that they face north (instead of west)
hence ensuring natural non-harsh
light enters the reading area- keeping
it well-lit, and eliminating the need of
air conditioners to cool the area.

The central area of the Madhyastha

Section- or the adult library is triple-
height, with openings at the levels-
facing north- drawing in light and
illuminating the reading/study hall,
the central chamber.

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PROGRAMME INFERENCE :

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 INFERENCE :
*DESCRIPTON FONT SIZE *
* REGULAREXT FONT SIE * 10X17

13X11
40X36
9X17

UTILITY
CIRCULATION SPACE
GREEN SPACE
CUTOUT SPACE

17X35

13X13 13X27

42X46

18X14

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* SUBTITLE FONT SIZE * INFERENCE :
*DESCRIPTON FONT SIZE *
* REGULAREXT FONT SIE * 6.5X7
33X18

19X15

20X16
13X13

18X54
13X19

42X46

NARMAD LIBRARY SOCIAL - 5

 INFERENCE :

* REGULAREXT FONT SIE *

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WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER
Sydney NSW, Australia

CASE STUDY : YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 Architects :
Collins and Turner

Location : Sydney
NSW, Australia

Category : Youth
Center
Elizabeth Street, Waterloo,
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Area : 252.0 sqm

Project Year :
2013

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 N
Climate : Humid
subtropical, shifting
from mild and cool
in winter to warm
and hot in the
E summer.
W

S
Site Plan : Waterloo Youth Center

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 Program :A
reception area, two
counselling rooms, a
chill out room,
managers office, a
skatepark,
landscaped terrace
kitchenette, and a
small facility for a
visiting general
practitioner complete
the program.
Integrated joinery
elements and staff
amenities subdivide
the space and
functions.

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

The community center is located on a fault line between newly found affluence and a socially
disadvantaged population that traditionally occupied the area. The building as well as
landscape treatment, have to withstand a high degree of vandalism and reduce ubiquitous
graffiti.

The project is a result of close collaboration between architect and landscape architect and
client. Plants play an important role, lending the building an appearance that counteracts its
“tough” appearance when naked from greenery. As the plants will further invade their host
structure, this building will become more and more green, acquiring almost an iconic
character when lit or when covered by flowering plants. Treatment of retaining walls loosely
echoes fractal geometries of the building roof. The openings based on Braille letters, are
colonized by succulent plants.

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 Site Plan : Waterloo Youth Center (Built area : Open area : )

Site Plan : Waterloo Youth Center ( : Approach)

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 Staircase

Circulation space
around courtyard

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2 3 Design Inspiration

The building design takes inspiration from

a number of diverse sources. Amongst
them, the grass covered iron-age forts of
Celtic Wales(1); the aviary at London Zoo
designed by Cedric Price(2); and the work
of John Krubsack(3) an American
naturalist who experimented with
growing and grafting plants into shapes,
creating the first chair that was grown
rather than made.
1
WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO
 The building is partially submerged
in its setting, as a result of subtle
adjustments in the adjacent
landscape levels, reducing its
apparent size. Volumetric
The buildings unusual angular form Underdtanding
evokes both the folded planes of
Origami, and the triangulated
surfaces of invisible stealth planes
and boats.

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 East-West
Section

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 North-South
Section

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 Site Plan

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 the entry and newly
constructed bay

The landscaped roof garden is veiled by a

dramatic steel canopy structure that has
been designed to support a variety of
native climbing and fruiting plants. The
canopy is star shaped in plan - the points of
the star mark window areas in the four
corners of the building.

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 Canopy Isometric

WATERLOO YOUTH CENTER SOCIAL STUDIO

 Canopy

Terrace

Ground Floor

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 Ground Floor Plan

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 Terrace Plan

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 Roof Plan

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 Pictures

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 PROPOSAL:International Youth Centre at Chittagong ; Bangladesh

PROJECT CLIENT:Ministry of Cultural Affairs

SITE:Polo Ground, CRB area, Chittagong

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• SITE LOCATION IN RESPECT TO CHITTAGONG CITY

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• SWOT ANALYSIS:
STRENGTHS: WEAKNESS:
• Abundant green space around the site • Irregular settlements of people around the
• Creates an ambience of peacefulness hilly area
and relation to nature by the people • Mobile vendors unnecessarily crowding the
• Direct access and connection to the paved pedestrian pathways
primary road • Cutting of hills due to illegal settlements

OPPORTUNITY: THREATS:
• Since ample green is available it proves to • Increased cutting of hills leading to
be a very good source for relaxation environmental degradation
• Direct access to road creates connection to • Ecosystem is harmed causing the entire
the entire city hence more people can come system to collapse often leading to loss of
here for getting the facilities lives
• Situated at the central hub of the city hence • Encroachment of land leads to wastage of
an open public space at this place will give precious space for nothing rather than
the citizens a better place to relax creating an unified continuous open space
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• PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT:
• TRAINING FOR LOCAL YOUTHS:
Training the youths on different fields to make them self-sufficient and help them earn a living
e.g. training them on fishing, poultry framing, handicrafts etc.

• RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK:

Research carried out by the youths on different youth related issues and how they can be
addressed. These works can be published or made into documentary films for encouraging the
youths who were involved in the research work.

• SEMINAR/ WORKSHOP/YOUTH CONFERENCE:

Seminar on different youth related issues, international conferences and workshops on different
subjects creating a space for exchange of views and visions for youths from all over the world and
our country. Also it will help our youths learn about new technologies and ideas shared by the
individuals from other countries at the meetings.

• SPORT AND CULTURAL PROGRAM:

Competitive sports and cultural programs to build up a sense of healthy competition is important.
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• EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS THROUGH REGULAR INTERACTION:
Living together under the same roof, our local Bangladeshi youths and the international youths
from different countries will get the chance to interact in a more intimate level giving them the
opportunity to know about each other’s culture, history, heritage and lifestyle. They can gather
around and talk about different topics and have fun along the way making the exchange of
ideas and views at a more friendly level.

• ENGAGING THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES TOGETHER:

Getting together at a variety of indoor or outdoor sports or sitting together to watch a movie is
also an important part for letting the youths to know each other.

• ENGAGING IN DIFFERENT SOCIAL WORKS TOGETHER:

Youths of different countries can participate together in activities like teaching the deprived
children of our society or take initiatives together to give the less fortunate ones a better living
condition through numerous ways. In this way the idea of teamwork and leadership qualities
will be introduced for the youths.

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• FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT:
General facilities: Entertainment facilities:
• Lobby and reception area • Indoor athletic activities: a) Bowling ball arena
• Administration block: a) General office b) Snooker/Billiards
b) Office for the in charge of the • Lounge and coffee area
institution • Open public space and plaza
c) Small conference room for the use of
office staff meetings Educational Facilities:
• Cafeteria • Classroom types: a) Vocational training rooms
• Library with modern amenities e.g. for the local youths
digital media for research b) Art and sculpture studio
• Multipurpose hall room for seminars and c) Music and dance
workshops learning room
• Auditorium for cultural functions or large d) General classrooms
conferences
• Media center
• Youth hostel or dormitory for youths
from all over the world
• Gymnasium
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• SPECIFIC AREA FOR ALLOTED FUNCTION:

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• CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT:
The main idea of this project is to develop a space for the youths where
they will understand their true potentials and utilize them in a useful way.
Every youth has their individual talents and creativity. The only need is to
recognize them and convert them into a more important and fruitful idea.
In this center the experts will guide he youths in their right paths and help
them discover about themselves.

Hence the concept has been developed:

• EMPOWER YOUTHS:Introducing educational and training facilities for the
youths who are deprived from these facilities and the ones who are
suffering from unemployment.
• INSPIRE YOUTHS:Understand their true potential through skills in art,
sports, music, theatre for development of healthy mind and soul for our
culture and heritage.
• SUPPORT YOUTHS:Strengthen their potentials through education and
entertainment at the same time.

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• FORM DEVELOPMENT: • The main idea is to create a valley like effect in the
area since the ancient history of the city tells us
that many valleys existed in the past that had
been removed over the years for building the city.
Hence to revive the old nature and environment
the idea has been developed in such a way that
the form has a staggering terrace like effect that
TO DEVELOP A VALLEY LIKE SECTION: gradually grows upwards for this effect.

THREE INDISUAL BLOCK S HAVING A FORM REFLECTION FROM

THREE INDIVISUAL FUNCTION: CONTOUR LINES:

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• BASIC ZONING OF THE FUNCTION:
• The three distinctive zones of the form has been derived
from the concept. The educational block has all the
classrooms, media centre and the studios for the
students. This is where the youths are trained for their
future. The residential block has the dorm facilities for
the students where they can stay as long as they are
receiving the training or is here for workshops and
seminars. The entertainment block is actually made for
public use as well as for the students.

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• DESIGN:
• The main idea was to make the form merge with the receding landscape in the background.
The busy city should have an open space specially for their growing youths that will give
them a breath of relief and also for all the city dwellers regardless their age and gender. As
we can see the immense public plaza surrounding the form is the focal point of the entire
project since it caters everyone from the city. starting from the mobile vendors to the slum
children or growing youth and the adults it s a place for everyone.

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• PLAN:

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• SECTIONS:

• The sections below show how the form merges with the surrounding landscape and the
cityscape of tall buildings

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• INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VIEWS:

SITE PLAN

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LOCATION : VESU, SURAT

MR CAFÉ, SURAT. SOCIAL - 5

CONTEXT INFERENCE :

• CONNECTED TO THE MAIN

ROAD.

• EASILY APPROCHABLE.

• LOCATED NEXT TO VNSGU.

SO MORE PEOPLE LOVE TO
HANGOUT HERE.

MR CAFÉ, SURAT. SOCIAL - 5

CONCEPT
THIS CAFÉ IS SPECIALLY HOUSED TO SOOTHE CRAVINGS OF KIDS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. HERE THERE’S
SURAT’S FIRST NON-ALCOHOLIC BAR THAT WILL JUST UPLIFT PEOPLE’S MOOD. ALONG WITH BAR IT HAS
SCREENING SYSTEM ALSO SO PEOPLE CAN ENJOY WATCHING MOVIE ALONG WITH EATING.

MR CAFÉ, SURAT. SOCIAL - 5

CLIMATIC ANALYSIS INFERENCE :

• HOT DUE TO WESTERN

GLASS FAÇADE.

• BLINDERS AND AIR

CONDITIONING IS USED TO
KEEP THE TEMPERATURE
LOW.

MR CAFÉ, SURAT. SOCIAL - 5

GROUND FLOOR INFERENCE :

• MOSTLY PREFERRED FOR

QUITE MEALS.

• NICE AND COZY

ENVIRONMENT.

• COMPRISES OF KITCHEN
AND RECEPTION.

• LESS CROWDED AREA.

• MOSTLY PREFERRED BY
ADULTS.

• UNCOMFORTABLE SITTING
ARRANGMENTS.

MR CAFÉ, SURAT. SOCIAL - 5

FIRST FLOOR INFERENCE :

• COMPRISES OF SCREENING
AREA, DRINK COUNTER
AND RESTROOMS.

• MOSTLY CROWDED ALL

DAY.

• PREFERRED BY TEENAGERS
AND YOUNG ADULTS.

• BUSINESS MEETINGS,
PARTIES, MOVIE
SCREENING ETC DONE
HERE.

• CONTAINS ATTRACTIVE
INTERIOR, EXPOSED
CEILING AND BRIGHT
COLOURS.

MR CAFÉ, SURAT. SOCIAL - 5

SCHEMATIC PLAN

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 INFERENCE :

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
TOPOS LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTS

LOCATION
880 SUNSHINE ROAD,
QIANDAO LAKE,HANGZHOU,
ZHEJIANG, CHINA.

AREA
10000.0 M2

PROJECT YEAR
2018

LAKESIDE GARDEN STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :
• Lakeside Garden
establishes a
harmonious interface
between people,
nature, and history.

• The garden is inspired

by a classic fable
of The Peach Blossom
Valley.

• The program and

design strategy have
transformed the 1-
hectare slope site into
a dramatic spatial
sequence.

LAKESIDE GARDEN STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

LAKESIDE GARDEN
IS LOCATED ON
A 1-HECTARE SITE
BETWEEN A LAKESIDE
DRIVEWAY AND
THE FUTURE PLANNED
COMMUNITY OF
10 HIGH-RISE
RESIDENTIAL TOWERS.

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

TIDE PLAZA

VISITORS START TO
EXPERIENCE THE GARDEN
FROM TIDE PLAZA, A
GATHERING SPACE WITH
WAVING FORM;
THE WIND KINETIC SCREEN
‘SHINING LAKE’ CREATES A
WELCOMING PRELUDE.
IT ALSO SERVES AS A
BACKDROP FOR INFORMAL
PERFORMANCE.

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

BREEZE GARDEN

FLOWERING TREE GROVE,

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES,
NATIVE PLANTS WITH
SEASONAL COLORS, BEIGE
AGGREGATE CONCRETE,
DARK GRAY SLATE, WATER
CASCADING, ROCK
FOUNTAINS…
A MEANDERING TERRACED
GARDEN WITH
JUXTAPOSITION OF
NATURAL RUSTIC AND
REFINED TEXTURE.

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

SILENCE AND LIGHT

A SILENT SPACE OF
ENCLOSURE,
SURROUNDED BY
HISTORICAL EXHIBITS OF
“UNDERWATER ANCIENT
VILLAGES” OF QIANDAO
LAKE. A SKYLIGHT SHINES
DOWN, CREATING A
FEELING OF INFINITY IN A
LIMITED SPACE. STEPPING
UP THE MINIMALIST
SPIRAL STAIRCASE, THE
EXPERIENCE GRADUALLY
UNFOLDS TO A BROAD
OPEN LAKE VIEW, WITH
SPACIOUS SKY AND
MOUNTAINS IN DISTANCE.

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

SKY CLOUDS REFLECTION

POOL

AN INFINITY REFLECTION
POOL BLENDS WITH THE
LAKE AND MOUNTAINS
BEYOND.
LIGHTS AT POOL BOTTOM
EVOKES A POETIC IMAGE
OF “UNDERWATER
ANCIENT VILLAGES”,
RECALLING A UNIQUE AND
SENTIMENTAL HISTORY OF
QIANDAO LAKE.

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

CRYSTAL BRIDGE

A CURVE GLASS
FOOTBRIDGE, CROSSING
THROUGH THE SOUND OF
SHUFFLING BAMBOO
LEAVES, CREATES A
TRANQUIL MOMENT
BEFORE ARRIVING THE
LAKESIDE GALLERY

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

SHINING LAKE,
VERDUROUS MOUNTAINS,
AND SPACIOUS SKY

ACROSS THE CRYSTAL

BRIDGE, STANDING IN THE
LAKESIDE GALLERY LOBBY,
LOOKING THROUGH THE
PANORAMIC WINDOW, A
VIEW OF SHINING LAKE,
VERDUROUS MOUNTAINS,
AND SPACIOUS SKY.

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

TITLE STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

 INFERENCE :

QingPu Youth Centre SOCIAL - 5

LOCATION INFERENCE :
Qingpu District, is a suburban
district of Shanghai
Municipality. Lake Dianshan is
located in Qingpu. The
population of Qingpu was
counted at 1,081,000 people
in the 2010 Census. It has an
area of 675.11 km2 (260.66 sq
mi).

Located in SHANGAI, CHINA

Area – 14,360 SQ MT

QingPu Youth Centre SOCIAL - 5

BUILT VS OPEN
BUILT VS OPEN

40% 60%

BUILT OPEN

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VOLUMETRIC STUDY INFERENCE :

The low, human-scaled volumes that

make up the new Youth Center together
create a campus of structures connected
by courtyards, paved walkways, and a
series of bridges.

QingPu Youth Centre SOCIAL - 5

ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE INFERENCE :

The perforated-metal-screen-clad volumes of the Youth Center are interspersed with

white-washed volumes, which the architects used, in combination with the gray brick
pavers, to nod back to the traditional building typologies of the region. The windows
not only admit daylight, but also help express the interior spaces and program on the
minimalist façade.
QingPu Youth Centre SOCIAL - 5
CIRCULATION SPACE INFERENCE :

Much of the circulation around the Youth Center complex is outdoors, in gray-paved alleys
and over bridges that run like streets through the site.

QingPu Youth Centre SOCIAL - 5

QingPu Youth Centre SOCIAL - 5
 INFERENCE :

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 INFERENCE :

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 INFERENCE :

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INTERNAL SPACES INFERENCE :

Color is introduced to the interior

primarily through vivid walls. The
internal hallways feature self-leveling
concrete floors.

In the library, wood flooring warmth

to the white double-height space.
Circular windows on the lower level
look out into one of many
courtyards, and terraced seating
areas provide gathering spaces for
the children.

QingPu Youth Centre SOCIAL - 5

 INFERENCE :

Community Center in Billere SOCIAL - 5

LOCATION INFERENCE :

6 Avenue Robert Schuman, 64000 Pau, France

Area – 1000 m2
This is a true meeting place for the town as the whole.

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CONCEPT / PHILOSOPHY INFERENCE :
Two main features define the architectural solution: on the outside a generous pedestrian
path offers both distance from the neighbors and sufficient light to semi-underground level.
On the inside, there is a hall which gives access to various services with specific degrees of
intimacy (community center, kindergarten, center for youth, associative spaces), while being a
gathering place with abundant light.

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SPATIAL ORGANIZATION INFERENCE :
Community Center in
billere has the central hall
which follows in the same
direction of pedestrian
path, stretching from the
urban square to a
belvedere onto the park.

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

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Zoning INFERENCE :
in all the rooms different
colors are used in a band
form (from walls
continuing towards the
ceiling) , where every color
itself represents the zone.

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Zeimuls, Centre of Creative Services SOCIAL - 5
Location
• The Zeimuls, Centre of Creative Services is located in
RIGA,capital of LATVIA.
• The idea of the building was developed as a proposal for an architecture
competition for a place next to the castle mound of Rezekne and aim of the
city - to create innovative, creative environment for children in Rezekne.
The shape of the roof not only creates a feeling of safety and protection for the children, but
also allows for an ample and diverse flow of natural light through various openings into all the
rooms, halls and corridors, while from the outside it shines mysteriously in the darkness.
It was the site itself that suggested the building
should settle deep into the ground and that the
fifth facade - the geometrically triangulated green
roof - should become the main feature of the
structure.
The spaces consists of small workshop or classrooms for the students,opening into
bigger courtyards and gathering spaces.
EL GUADUAL CHILDREN CENTER
(KINDERGARETEN)

STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

INTRODUCTION

El Guadual Early Youth Development Center provides food, education, and recreation services to 300 kids 0-5 years old, 100 pregnant
mothers, and 200 newborns as part of the national integral early youth attention strategy.

The Center is also

benefitting the
community.
As the architects point
out: “El Guadual has
generated a notable urban
impact, for it offers
generous sidewalks and
landscape to the public,
an open public outdoor
movie theater,
a semi-private arts and
performing room open to
the community at night
and weekends, and a civic
square.

STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

SITE CONTEXT

Location: Villarrica, Villa Rica, Cauca department, Villarrica, Villa Rica, Cauca
department, Colombia
RESIDENCE
Architects : Daniel Joseph Feldman Mowerman,
Category: Kindergarten
Area: 1823.0 m2
Project Year:2013

OPEN GROUND

STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

CLIMATE APPROCH TO THE SITE
E
N

RESIDENCES
RESIDENCES

RESIDENCES
RESIDENCES
W S
RESIDENCES

ROAD
STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019
AREA DISTRIBUTION VOLUMETRIC STUDY

As the building is G and G+1, it responds to the context and also the
locally available material i.e bamboo is used.

BUILT SPACE

SEMI COVERED SPACE

OPEN SPACE

STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

CONCEPT
The child can be thought of as having a third teacher, the
environment.
Self-guided exploration applied in an environment of choices,
problem-solving, and independence is imperative to the wholesome
development of the child.

HUMATARIAN DESIGN.

PARTICIPATORY DESIGN

LOW-COST, SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE

WIDER COMMUNITY DESIGN

1. ACCESS
2. DINNING ROOM
3. KITCHEN
4. NURSING
5. STOAGE AREA
6. OPEN THEATER
7. BATHROOS
8. TOY LIBRARY
9. CLASSROOMS
10. STAGE
11. NURSERY
12. CLASSROOMS
13. CLASSROOMS
14. CLASSROOMS
15. ORCHARDS
16. GAME AREA
17. PUBLIC SQUARE

STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

1. Administration
2. Laundary
3. Open theater
4. Dinning
5. storage

STUDIO SUR@T VDS 2019

SECTION EXPLORATION
MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION.

Locally sourced bamboo is utilized

for its inherent structural qualities
in the columns lining the walkways,

while its warm tone and

permeability is harnessed for
many of the Center’s facades and
window shades.

These natural elements are

wonderfully complemented with
the use of rough-cast concrete,

using local techniques of split

bamboo formwork to provide
textured walls that are
punctuated with circular
peepholes and tunnels for children
to traverse through.
The use of bamboo makes the
structure highly durable and low
maintenance as it is very strong,
occasionally being called “vegetal
steel.”

Passive design, including;

natural light reaching all spaces,

passive ventilation systems,

use of thermal mass,

multi-layered sun control roofs,

and water collection,

allows the building to operate

without the use of power. This is
highly beneficial for a very poor
town
All in all, the project forms an exemplar for participatory design, embracing the idea that good architecture
can directly aid the healthy development of children – not to mention injecting a healthy dose of fun into
proceedings … consider me truly bamboo-zled by its success.
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