Anganwadi

The Anganwadi is designed as an enclosed box with a 0.9m-wide layer surrounding it that hosts service activities (kitchen and toilets) and platforms for children to play, draw, and create. The Anganwadi measures 7.25m x 7.25m, the 0.9m layer is an interface between the indoor and outdoor spaces that ensures safety for kids and controls the passive lighting and ventilation to the main classroom.

The main classroom measuring 4.85m x 4.85m functions as a congregation space for kids to study and interact, and the platforms on the edge allow for small group interactions or self-learning activities. The inner surfaces of the Anganwadi are painted in blackboard paint that can be used by teachers and kids to draw and write.

Single Classroom

The single classroom is designed as a module that expands and opens out into an outdoor shared space for the spill-over activities of the class. It has three spaces.

1. The main classroom for formal study. Unlike a regular classroom, this independent unit is designed to be self-sufficient and offers different forms of interactions and spill-overs on its three sides, while the fourth side holds the blackboard. The vault over the classroom ensures natural light and ventilation.

2. Shared spaces for chance interaction between the teacher and the students. These outdoor spaces are on two adjacent sides and are utilized as outdoor classrooms. This module can multiply to create a cluster of classrooms.

3. A mini amphitheater for interactive study sessions. This is an informal space where students can get together and interact.

Primary School

The primary school is designed as a system of classrooms that are attached to shared spaces for overflow activities of the class. The shared spaces between two classrooms form a third outdoor classroom for chance interaction between the teacher and the students. This system of classrooms has many permutations. The permutation that we selected ensures sharing of classrooms across the wall as well as through shared spaces. This transforms the four classrooms and the shared space into one big multipurpose space for school gatherings or events, and during calamities.

The library and staff room form the facade of the school through which students and teachers enter the campus. The pantry and toilet are to the rear, attached with a semi-circular court that holds the students when food is served. During other times, the rear court functions as a space for group activities and self-study.

Result: Third Prize