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DOMAT community & architecture

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Muping Village School

A Three-classroom primary school for a remote village with no road access, providing space for 60 or more students who otherwise have to walk several hours to the nearest school.

Our design adopts local materials and water conservation, with a roof playground and inner playground for the children.

 

Design:

  • Colonnade corridor provides view of the village and sun shading for the classrooms.
  • Corridor with inbuilt seating for gathering between classes.
  • Steps outside library connects provide stadium seating for playground.
  • Classrooms are designed to have character and a familiar, village feeling.
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Status: Built
Location: Muping Village, Yanhe, Tongren, Guizhou, China
Additional Credits: Initiating Organization: Institute for Integrated Rural Development, Hong Kong (IRD)

Donor: China Literacy Foundation Limited

Supporting Donor: The English Schools Foundation - West Island School, HKUGA College