Cycle I Schools

1. 2011 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture Cycle I Schools Emirate of Abu Dhabi Elementary Project of Distinction: New Construction Abu Dhabi Education Council

2. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTo be used by students of two genders using separate classrooms but the same common spaces (Cafeteria, library, gym, etc) on segregated time table.

3. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical site plan on ground floor and one level. Please notice the particular shape of the learning communities to the periphery, and the common spaces in the center and in close relationship with the community entrance. A kindergarten area could be attached to the girls side of the school.

4. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical main entrance (top) and community entrance ( bottom). Please notice particular color of the kindergarten at the right of the main entrance and traditional decorative motifs on the walls.

5. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical main entrance hall. Please notice soft seating in waiting area for parents and the community. Access to administration is at the center, classrooms to the right and left.

6. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical outside learning area between learning communities (top) and one of the central courtyards ( bottom). Please notice shades protecting windows with east and west exposure.

7. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical breakout space of learning communities (top) to which converge classrooms, art/ science labs and teacher’s stations. Library ( bottom) allows for book reading as well as story telling, computer research, etc. . Please notice multiple arrangements of furniture supporting multiple learning modalities.

8. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical auditorium (top) and gym ( bottom); both for school and community use.

9. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical ground floor. Please notice girls wing on one side, and boys wing on the other side. “Big boxes” like auditorium, gym and pool, are concentrated on one side to allow for maximum flexibility.

10. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical upper floor.

11. Design Model: Cycle I schoolsTypical elevations from the front and two sides. Please notice decorations on the walls that are appropriate for an educational institution and Emirati culture.

12. Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2010 Project Data

13. Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2010 Project Details