A small case study on a urban primary school "ORCHARDS" designed by Architect Sinduja. ORCHARD is a well designed school in Trichy which is known for its simple yet innovating designs. Did this as a part of my curriculum, Architectural :)

1. ORCHARD SCHOOLS
BY
ARCHITECT SINDHUJA
TRICHY, TAMILNADU

3. VISION AND MISSION
• VISION : CREATION OF GOOD HUMAN BEING
WITH ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.
• MISSION : PROMOTE LEARNING AS JOYFUL
EXPERIENCE THROUGH DISCOVERY,
COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION.

4. DESIGN FACILITATES LEARNING
• AESTHETICALLY DESIGNED CAMPUS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
• AIRY, WELL-LIT CLASSROOMS, BRIGHT HALLWAYS AND
CORRIDORS.
• WELL EQUIPPED ENGLISH LANGUAGE LAB, MATH LAB,
COMPUTER LAB, SMART CLASSROOMS, EXTENSIVE
LIBRARY, AUDIO VISUAL HALL.
• PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT LAB

6. DESIGN ADDRESS CHILD
BEHAVIOR AND NEEDS
• EXCELLENT SPORTS FACILITIES
• SAFE AND COMFORTABLE TRANSPORT FACILITIES
• BASIC AMENITIES LIKE…
SAFE DRINKING WATER
SANITARY CONDITIONS
POWER BACKUP

8. DESIGN FACILITATES TEACHING
AND CARING
• IDEAL TEACHER STUDENT RATIO FOR INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION AND CARE (
1:30 )
• USE OF TECHNOLOGY - SMART CLASSROOMS
• EXPERIMENTING – PROJECTS
• EXPERIENCING – FIELD TRIPS
• BASIC MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
• LANGUAGE SKILLS
• SOCIAL SKILLS – PROJECTS , FIELD VISITS
• TECHNICAL SKILLS

10. DESIGN RESPOND TO SITE
• THE SCHOOL LIES IN C SHAPED SITE.
• THE SCHOOL PLAN IS AN EXACT L SHAPED AND THE
REMAINING PLACE IS USED AS A PLAYGROUND AND
FOR PARKING SPACE.
• SEPARATE ENTRIES FOR THE VEHICLES AND CHILDREN
IS A MAJOR ADVANTAGE FOR EASY TRANSPORTING.

12. DESIGN RESPOND TO CLIMATE,
NATURE, SEASONS
THE BUILDINGS HAS BEEN WELL DESIGNED KEEPING THE CLIMATIC
NORMS IN MIND…
• THERE ARE TWO MAIN ENTRANCES, ONE FOR THE VEHICLES AND
OTHER FOR THE PEOPLE.
• VARIOUS SUNSHADES ARE GIVEN TO PREVENT THE CLASSROOMS
FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
• BUT DURING RAINY SEASON, DIRECT RAIN FALLS IN THE CORRIDOR
WHICH IS CLEARED BY MANUAL CLEANING.

14. DESIGN FACILITATES
MAINTENANCE
• SPECIAL CARE IS TAKEN FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF THE PREMISIS.
• REGUALR CLEANING IS DONE BY THE
WORKERS TO MAINTAIN TIDY
SURROUNDINGS.

16. DESIGN RESPOND TO GOALS
AND SYSTEM OF THE SCHOOL
• INNOVATIVE AND ACTIVITY BASED PROGRAMS THAT
ENSURES HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT.
• OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND
INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.
• TRAINED TO BECOME GOOD HUMAN BEING.
• PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

18. SPECIAL FEATURES

19. SPECIAL FEATURES
• Enviromental - Friendly Campus
• Digital Classrooms
• Exclusive Pre-Primary Curriculam
• Experiential and Inquiry Based
Learning
• CCE Coupled with great curriculum
• Well-equipped Air-conditioned
Library/ ICT/ Science Labs
• English Language Lab and Math Lab
• Indoor Sports facility
• Student Lead Clubs.
• Safe transportation
• Varity of co-cirricular & Extra -
Curricular Activities(yoga, karate,
chess, classical dance, western dance,
vocal music, Aero modeling, robotics
and theater arts ect..,)