S.L.S School Dhamial Campus

Overview

The school has been planned around a play field that also acts as the main green central element. The school is designed for over 5000 children from primary to 10th grade and has been divided into three major blocks according to the grades. The main entrance foyer is a well lit atrium.The admin block consisting of the offices, stores and the indoor swimming pool. Block A,B and C consisting of classrooms, staff rooms, lab facilities and Principal offices. The blocks A, B and C have been planned with every age group having a separate block with Block A as the most junior students wing, Block B as the mid level students and Block C consisting of the senior wing. According to Khizar the different design stages focused mainly on the circulation and the flow pattern of the students that helped in generating learning spaces and understudy the stream pathways given by the breathing spaces. The multi level steps provide sitting and relaxing spaces. Form The building elevations comprise of the windows in various basic shapes such as square, circles, triangle halves and even rectangles. The use of basic geometrical shapes in the building form emphasizes learning and intrigues one's senses and encourages interactive learning.The building is bound to attract the users that are primarily the students to explore it and find the catchy spaces and thus would enhance learning. The use of raw materials such as concrete with ample shade and use of landscape creates a blend of combinations that both age well with time and the students. Concrete represents purity and blends well with the landscape. The overall experience of the design ensures maximum learning outcomes for the users. Client: S.L.S Montessori & School Project Type: Educational Plot Size: 51.7 Kanals Design Completion: 2020-2024 Location: Dhamial, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.