NISHAS PLAY

SCHOOL ,GOA
AR.GERARD DE CUNHA
THAMEEL SAIFUDHIN
NO:36 S9 B.ARCH

AN INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DESIGN WITH LOW EMBODIED

ENERGY AND MAXIMIZED USE OF NATURAL VENTILATION
AND DAYLIGHTING.
NISHAS PLAY SCHOOL PRACTISES THE PLAYWAY METHOD OF EDUCATION.
IN THIS METHOD EACH CLASSROOM HAD TO HAVE SPACES FOR FORMAL
TEACHING,INFORMAL WORK AND A SEPARATE DOLLS HOUSE WHERE
CHILDREN INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.

SITE PLANNING AND BUILDING DESIGN

THE PLOT HAS A FRONTAGE OF 20M AND
A DEPTH OF 40M AND SLOPES DOWN
FROM THE ROAD AT AN ANGLE OF 30
DEGREES TILL HALF THE DEPTH AND IS
THEN FLAT.
IT IS LOCATED IN A VALLEY AT THE EDGE
OF THE FOREST AND HAS A LOT OF TREE
COVER MAKING THE SITE RATHER DARK
AND POORLY VENTILTED. IT FALLS INTO A
WARM HUMID CLIMATE ZONE AND THE
TREES OFFER SHELTER FROM SOLAR
RADIATION TO GREAT DEGREES
THE INTRODUCTION OF NATURAL LIGHT
AD THE NEED TO INDUCE NATURAL
VENTILATION WERE THE TWO PRIME
DETERMINANTS IN ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN.

SITE PLANNING
AS THE FLAT AREA WAS COMPLETELY
COVERED BY TREES IT WAS LEFT AS
THE PLAYGROUND AND IT WAS
DECIDED TO BUILT ON THE SLOPE
EXACTLY BALANCING CUT AD FILL.
THE SIDE SET BACKS WERE 3M ON
THE WEST AND 5M ON THE EAST
WHICH HELPED TO RETAIN ALL THE
TREES.

BUILDING FORM
BESIDES BUILDING AND THE NEED TO KEEP TREES ,THE
INTAKE OF ATRIAL LIGHT INTO BUILDING INDUCING
BREEZE AND THE NEED TO MAXIMIZE THE USAGE OF
SPACE GREATLY DETERMIED THE FINAL FORM.
THE BUILDING REVOLVES AROUND A CIRCUAR
CORE,WHICH HAS STAIRS,THE STAIRS,THE CHUTE,AND
THE BELL.

ROOF
THE ROOF HAS FIVE CUT OUTS AND FIVE DORMERS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF DAY LIGHTING AND VENTILATION .
THE INDUCED VENTILATION ASPECT OF THE DESIGN HAS
BEEN MOST SUCCESSFUL AND FAS ARE HARDLY USED
USING A FILLER SLAB WITH THE FILLER BEING
THERMOCOLE PACKING OR EMPTY BOTTLES HAS
REDUCED THE HEAT INTAKE FROM THE RCC ROOF
PERFORATED CONCRETE JALIS BELOW ROOF SLABS ALSO
HELPS IN COOLING THE ROOMS BY INDUCING
VENTILATION.
THERE ARE MANY INTAKES AT FLOOR LEVEL ENSURING
THAT THE WHOLE BUILDING GETS VENTILATED

EMBODIED ENERGY
ANOTHER ASPECT WAS THE LOW ENERGY CONSUMED IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE BUILDING WITH NATURAL STONE AS AN IMPORTANT MATERIAL IN
BUILDING.
ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS HAVE BEEN RECYCLED AND ALL FORMS OF
PLASTER ELIMINATED.
WASTE TILES HAVE BEEN USED FOR MANY FLOORS.
FILLER SLABS HAVE BEEN USED FOR ROOF CONSTRUCTION.
MATERIALS
LOAD BEARING STRUCTURE WITH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL RCC BANDS FOR
EARTHQUAKE PROTECTION
RANDOM RUBBLE LATERITE MASONRY CEMENT MORTAR
EXPOSED 9INCH BRICK WORK TO MAXIMIZE SPACE
RCC WITH VARIOUS FILLER BOTTLES FOR ROOFING AND FOORING.
MOSTLY RECYCLED OLD DOORS AND WINDOWS,GRILLS,BRICK JALIS.
RED OXIDE FLORING IN CLASSROOMS AND CHINA MOSAIC IN OPEN AREAS