// Selected Works//
Secondary School on the lower floors
The Existing Site & Context
Mass within the given site and height constraints.
Puncturing the Mass for a visual and physical connect.
Reduction of mass to create courtyards.
Further reduction in mass and the introduction of levels.
RECLAIMING
The Final Mass with the interconnected courts and green spaces.
MODERNITY
Keeping in mind the constraints of the site and the context around, the form evolved from the conscious decision to propose a design solution that would not be imposing in a residential neighbourhood, along a narrow access corridor - rather would entice the public to approach it. A 3 metre high boundary wall shields the rest of the site from view, which is punctured to allow a visual and physical connect from the road, right across the site, and over to the Golf Course on the opposite side - pulling the user in and beckoning them to explore the Learning Centre. Further, Colombo has a special relationship with water and this is accentuated by the canal adjacent to the site which is mirrored by a large water body as soon as one enters the Centre. Floor Plan LVL -6.0M
Key Plan
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Entrance Court Security Room Toilets Courtyard Admin Block Cafe Service Entrance Seminar Room Elevator Platform
Floor Plan LVL -3.0M
1. Gallery - Upper Level 2. Clasrooms 3. Gallery - Lower Level 4. Library
Site Plan
Colombo
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