DEYANG SCHOOL FOR DEAF & INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED CHILDREN IN DEYANG, CHINA [China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute, 2012] The concept for the school is to make it feel like home for its 30 residential students and 60 students attending school daily. Internally the walls are rendered white to reflect the sunlight. The roof lights allow daylight to come through and open up the interior spaces visually.
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1 Courtyard 2 Amphitheatre 3 Entrance 4 Auditorium 5 Parking space 6 Deaf/mute teaching 7 Integrated teaching 8 Dormitory 9 Stadium
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Site plan. Designed to give a sense of security to the children, the campus is arranged like arms that enfold the courtyard.
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