NUDES designs the forest school in india with a rooftop cycle track
as part of a competition to design a new school in pune, india, NUDES reveals its winning entry, titled the ?forest?. as the name suggests, the first prize scheme explores the relationship between nature and education and is based on five main principles of ?grow?, ?learn?, ?reuse?, ?plant? and ?play?. the resulting project aims to bring a vibrant, green building into the heart of a dense urban environment, which has seen major development in the past decade.
the ?forest? is built on the foundations of ?grow?, ?learn?, ?reuse?, ?plant? and ?play?
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NUDES has designed the mass of the building as two ?green? cylindrical volumes that are connected by a rooftop ?infinity? cycle track. each cylindrical volume represents a stage of phased construction with planned programmatic activities. the entire built-up construction of the school is approximately 125,000 ft2 and houses learning environments from early childhood education to 12th grade. the curved elevations are defined by a series of uniform protrusions and the lush vegetation that occupies them. this element of the project is intended to form a ?live skin? that will improve air quality and overall student health.
the ?live skin? aims to improve air quality and student health
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the round form of the plan also harnesses the idea of facilitating student centric interaction and learning. on the ground level, a central atrium draws in light and provides a social, gathering space, in additi...
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