9.7. Conclusion

i. 4 of the case studies are from India, as the curriculum is almost same and the Proposed school is also is India, Mumbai. ii. The school design should avoid black alleys and dark corners, the planning should be seamless and no obstruction in the vision.

iii. The school should have a locker area so that the students won’t have to carry their heavy bags at school and some books can be kept in the locker. iv. The staffroom should be divided to have good management and also to supervise every

area.

v. There should be level difference in the classroom so that the back benchers are not

avoided.

vi. The washrooms of male and female can be far apart to increase privacy as given in K.J. Somaiya school. vii. The classroom should be flexible to conduct lectures, class group assignments etc. viii. The primary and secondary sections can be separated to avoid bullying. ix. There should be fire evacuation plan provided on each floor and drills should be conducted time to time.

x. The classroom should have side windows and not back windows to avoid glare on the blackboard.

xi. The corridor windows should be partially opaque to avoid disturbance in the classroom xii. Optimizing exposure to the north and south directions, schools have access to a more diffuse light that is suitable for daylighting as the east and west lights gives glares in the classrooms.

xiii. Using green materials and energy saving processes to help make a positive impact on our environment.

xiv. CMR Ekya school had the best and spacious classrooms as each student as 2.5 square metre of area.

xv. The passages should be spacious to avoid crowding in the recess xvi. The kitchen should have a proper serving area with hand wash nearby. xvii. The multipurpose hall should be designed in such a way that it holds more than 1000 students at a time with proper acoustic. xviii. There should be enough parking space for busses, staff vehicles and visitors parking. This parking circulation should not affect other programmes in the school. xix. The meter room should be accessible to the staff but away from the kids.

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xx. Should have native vegetation all around the site and can have voids in the design for aesthetic and ventilation purpose. xxi. The design should have proper facilities for maintenance purpose as it is equally important. xxii. The school should have good infrastructure other than classrooms and study rooms to increase the interest of the students. Plus, this keeps their interest in school curriculum also.

xxiii. Spaces to celebrate Indian festivals should be provided.