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SUSTAINABLE PRIMARY SCHOOL, MARDIN

Location_Mardin, Turkey
Status_Concept Project / Dissertation
School_ AA London Scholl Of Arhitecture

ADAPTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS  /  MARDIN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE BUILDING PHYSICS ANALYSIS

The primary school is located in historic and significant Southeastern city of Mardin. The local architecture of Mardin are stone houses situated on a hill overlooking Mesopotamian lands. Project was initiated with climate analysis and building physics studies for the historical buildings. 

Local stone material was picked to be the fundamental material for the construction of the primary school. The transitional spaces of traditional Mardin terrace houses were used as a part of adaptive spaces for primary school. The classrooms are adaptive in size depending on the activity of classes throughout the year. Concave reflective panels are used for access to indirect natural lighting which is significant for educational buildings. The transitional spaces are used for natural ventilation and air drafts. Typical modules of classroom and attachable transitional space modules in order to create various sizes of schools.