Visit to Site

After going back to the site we were going to design the school on, it was decided that the proposed design would have to accomplish the following goals:

- To significantly reduce the amount of wind on the site due to the position ontop of a hill, and the general climate of Torquay.

- To maximise the amount of sunlight into any potential quadrangle or space whereby their may be a congregation of students.

- As discussed in the lecture, keep and add to the quantity and variety of the naive plants around the school green areas.

- Add a through road, continuing from where it ended to the street just south of the South-East corner of the site, to reduce traffic around the school and congestion around the fire station exit.

Also, to improve the school layout for teaching and learning purposes and follow the general guidelines given by the primary school Principal on the primary school to challenge the concept of learning.

Portable Classroom Design

The design attempted to create two internal spaces whereby the kids could listen and see the whiteboard in one room, and do the majority of the work, while in the second space had a chance to relax and do quite study smaller, more intimate space. There was also an external area which was shaded in summer and undercover from rain in winter.

Siza/Souto de Moura

The Siza/Souto de Moura in London offers a good concept for the roof design. Although this couldn't be used in completion for a classroom, particularly in Victoria, the roofs ability to allow and diffuse natural light could be used. Maybe if the roof on a large pitch to the South or something?