THE HIVE | Primary School in Senegal
Submission for Kairalooro Competition
The site is located in the Ziguinchor region of southern Senegal. Our proposal for the primary school is inspired by Senegalese people's shared standard of living, symbolized by shared walls. The idea of inclusiveness is communicated through modules with the ability to duplicate and connect with each other due to the hexagonal shape. Freedom of movement and exploration through foldable panels and ramps is provided from the front as well as the back of the structure. The structure rises on a plinth made up of stone compacted with soil rendered with clay. Load-bearing rammed earth walls on concrete plinth beams serve as a shared datum and support the roof alongside the metal truss structure. The roofs' corrugated metal sheets are simple to maintain and alter. By inclining towards the outdoor recreational zones, the roof helps collect rainwater during the rainy season. Air ventilation in the classrooms is maintained through the gap between the raised roof and rammed walls, which act as a wind catcher. The lab area, along with the kitchen, is connected to a courtyard for collective children's activities. Students can display and store their belongings in the wall sockets, which fosters a sense of ownership. The structure's plinth mixes naturally into mounds made of clay-earth, which serve as a natural play area that continues to a water channel in the plantation area to encourage fundamental agricultural and expertise-based education among the students.
Project By:
Syed Shah Adnan | Ali Bin Razi Zubairi | Muhammad Zain ul Abidin | Zara Ahmed
DESIGN
The project's chosen area is within the Ziguinchor region of southern Senegal. The idea of inclusiveness and community unity is communicated through various spatial modules with the ability to duplicate. Our plan for the primary school is inspired by the Senegalese people's shared standard of living, symbolized by shared load-bearing rammed walls. The walls stand for the collective strength of the community. The modular plan of the learning hive sandwiches indoors between open-air zones, advancing opportunities for development and openness throughout the building. It can be partitioned into two segments: the administrative segment and the classroom area. The administrative segment incorporates an office block with a meeting room and a sick room, an adaptable lab area that opens into the courtyard through foldable wooden panels, a kitchen that's also connected to the yard, a storage room, and restrooms with separate entrances for boys and girls to preserve privacy. Ramps provide access to each area from the front as well as the back of the structure. Foldable wooden panels are provided on each indoor entrance, allowing the space to expand when needed. Rosewood-framed openings or sockets in the walls help in ventilation within the classroom. Students can display and store their belongings in the wall sockets in the classroom, which fosters a sense of ownership.Two classrooms make up each module, alongside an open-air play area as a recreational area that blends into the surrounding landscaped mounds. The play area incorporates a plantation garden. The metal truss structure and the corrugated roof are supported by load-bearing shared rammed walls that serve as datum and connect the modules to one another. The roof frame cantilevers to the outdoor area where fabric is hung onto the purlins, creating a wave within the working design of the plan in the front elevation, adding a playful element. The fabric permits the adaptability of giving shade within the outdoor area when required. During the rainfall season, water can be collected in the recreational space of each module, which is provided with a small venetian well that can drain water to the plantation area through a pebble channel. To encourage fundamental agricultural and expertise-based education among the students, a plantation garden is provided with each module.
The project's chosen area is within the Ziguinchor region of southern Senegal. The idea of inclusiveness and community unity is communicated through various spatial modules with the ability to duplicate. Our plan for the primary school is inspired by the Senegalese people's shared standard of living, symbolized by shared load-bearing rammed walls. The walls stand for the collective strength of the community. The modular plan of the learning hive sandwiches indoors between open-air zones, advancing opportunities for development and openness throughout the building. It can be partitioned into two segments: the administrative segment and the classroom area. The administrative segment incorporates an office block with a meeting room and a sick room, an adaptable lab area that opens into the courtyard through foldable wooden panels, a kitchen that's also connected to the yard, a storage room, and restrooms with separate entrances for boys and girls to preserve privacy. Ramps provide access to each area from the front as well as the back of the structure. Foldable wooden panels are provided on each indoor entrance, allowing the space to expand when needed. Rosewood-framed openings or sockets in the walls help in ventilation within the classroom. Students can display and store their belongings in the wall sockets in the classroom, which fosters a sense of ownership.Two classrooms make up each module, alongside an open-air play area as a recreational area that blends into the surrounding landscaped mounds. The play area incorporates a plantation garden. The metal truss structure and the corrugated roof are supported by load-bearing shared rammed walls that serve as datum and connect the modules to one another. The roof frame cantilevers to the outdoor area where fabric is hung onto the purlins, creating a wave within the working design of the plan in the front elevation, adding a playful element. The fabric permits the adaptability of giving shade within the outdoor area when required. During the rainfall season, water can be collected in the recreational space of each module, which is provided with a small venetian well that can drain water to the plantation area through a pebble channel. To encourage fundamental agricultural and expertise-based education among the students, a plantation garden is provided with each module.
MATERIALS
The building comprises of indigenous materials from the region along with modern
durable materials that are presently being utilized in southern Africa. Thick load-bearing
rammed earth walls supported by a concrete plinth serve as a shared datum and
support the roof alongside the metal truss structure. The module's plinth is made up of
stone compacted with soil rendered with clay flooring The interior is kept cool due to
the small rosewood-framed windows and the thick rammed earth walls give protection
from the sun. Rosewood foldable panels highlight the building's mobility connected
through metal C channels. The metal-piped lightweight truss structure gives support to the
roofs corrugated metal sheets that can withstand strong daylight and rain, are simple to
maintain and alter, and incline toward outdoor recreational zones to collect rainwater.
Metal pipe truss structure supports the roof and is welded together and connected with
l-angels. Fabric is attached to the roof of the recreational area to provide insulation from
coordinated daylight and to include a lively element. The structure's plinth mixes into the
external play territory naturally, mounds made of clay-earth serve as play area. A stone
channel is given in each plantation zone that's associated with the planter and each
water collection zone.
The building comprises of indigenous materials from the region along with modern
durable materials that are presently being utilized in southern Africa. Thick load-bearing
rammed earth walls supported by a concrete plinth serve as a shared datum and
support the roof alongside the metal truss structure. The module's plinth is made up of
stone compacted with soil rendered with clay flooring The interior is kept cool due to
the small rosewood-framed windows and the thick rammed earth walls give protection
from the sun. Rosewood foldable panels highlight the building's mobility connected
through metal C channels. The metal-piped lightweight truss structure gives support to the
roofs corrugated metal sheets that can withstand strong daylight and rain, are simple to
maintain and alter, and incline toward outdoor recreational zones to collect rainwater.
Metal pipe truss structure supports the roof and is welded together and connected with
l-angels. Fabric is attached to the roof of the recreational area to provide insulation from
coordinated daylight and to include a lively element. The structure's plinth mixes into the
external play territory naturally, mounds made of clay-earth serve as play area. A stone
channel is given in each plantation zone that's associated with the planter and each
water collection zone.
CONSTRUCTION
The design is modular and each module is duplicated in a linear pattern for ease in
construction. The construction process begins with excavation of a site for foundation of
walls, compaction of the excavated area with clay and stones upon which a concrete
foundation plinth beam is embedded, that further supports thick laterite rammed walls
with minute concrete concentration that are to be constructed using wooden planks. The
built area is elevated on a clay-rendering plinth made of stone and earth up to the level
of a plinth beam. The structure organization is repeated for every module, the hexagon
shape of the structure to facilitate easy straight buildup of walls in a grid. The
construction of shared walls is reduced by addition of wooden panels on the entrances.
The wooden panels are attached to the concrete beam through dowels. Metal
C-channels are used to fit openable rosewood panels that are placed along with the
walls. Rosewood frames are embedded into the wall to create window and wall socket
openings as the rammed walls are being layered. The roof is made of corrugated metal
sheets that are supported by lightweight trusses made of metal pipes that can be
welded together on site. Purlins are cantilevered on the outdoor area where fabric is tied
to these purlins to provide shade if required.in the outdoor space a small depression is
made provided with a small venetian well to collect rainwater for usage. Clay and earth
is used to sculpt the outdoor terrain which continues to a water channel in a plantation
area that consists of pebbles to filter the water running through it.
The design is modular and each module is duplicated in a linear pattern for ease in
construction. The construction process begins with excavation of a site for foundation of
walls, compaction of the excavated area with clay and stones upon which a concrete
foundation plinth beam is embedded, that further supports thick laterite rammed walls
with minute concrete concentration that are to be constructed using wooden planks. The
built area is elevated on a clay-rendering plinth made of stone and earth up to the level
of a plinth beam. The structure organization is repeated for every module, the hexagon
shape of the structure to facilitate easy straight buildup of walls in a grid. The
construction of shared walls is reduced by addition of wooden panels on the entrances.
The wooden panels are attached to the concrete beam through dowels. Metal
C-channels are used to fit openable rosewood panels that are placed along with the
walls. Rosewood frames are embedded into the wall to create window and wall socket
openings as the rammed walls are being layered. The roof is made of corrugated metal
sheets that are supported by lightweight trusses made of metal pipes that can be
welded together on site. Purlins are cantilevered on the outdoor area where fabric is tied
to these purlins to provide shade if required.in the outdoor space a small depression is
made provided with a small venetian well to collect rainwater for usage. Clay and earth
is used to sculpt the outdoor terrain which continues to a water channel in a plantation
area that consists of pebbles to filter the water running through it.
