College of Engineering & Architecture Semester: SPRING 2015/2016 Department of Architecture Date: 27 Jan, 2016

Code of the Course : ARCH 201Name of the Course : Architectural Design – II Project: Kindergarten schoolName of the Faculty : Ravishankar. KR, Sofia Sebastian Introduction:

Provision of a KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL serving the residents of any community is the most important facility for the growth of the community.

Project:As the part of the ARCH201: Architectural Design II, the students are required to design a

Kindergarten school Center with the given requirements in the proposed site at Haya-A-Turat near Nizwa.

Objective of the kindergarten Provide an environment arranged in learning centers or learning areas (e.g., art center, science center, reading center, dramatic play center, block center). This arrangement allows for a wide range of developmental interests and abilities within the same classroom. Play areas are also integral factors for the developmental growth of a child as they learn about the world around them. Site locationThe site location and the dimensions of the site is given below; followed by the table of requirements for the project.

The Study & Research of similar projects has to be done as a group work, and to be submitted in the form of a Study Report in A3 format. The same also has to be explained by the students in the form of Presentation to Internal / external Jury.

Each student has to work independently for the new design project in stages with regular consultations with the faculty.

Every stage of design to be progressed only based on the consultation and approval of the faculty such as: Site Analysis, Concept & its development, Layout & Site Plan, All floor plans, Sections, Elevations and details of amenities & services etc., as per the requirements details given above:

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Time schedule and Evaluations given in the Teaching & Assessment Plan will followed for every stage of the project.

The suggested functions and spaces for the Kindergarten school:

S.No: Requirements: Area(Sq M)

No of Units

Total Area(Sq M) Remarks.

A. Reception & AdministrationA.1. Entrance Lobby 30 1 30

A.2 Reception room (with reception desk and waiting space) 20 20

A.3 Director’s room with toilet 15 + 5 20A.4 Meeting room 25 1 25A.5 Admission office 10 10A.6 Public relations office 10 10A.7 Fees and account section 25 25A.8 Maintenance office 10 10A.9 Documents room 20 20A.10 Parents zone

170B. Kids activity and play spacesB.1 Toddlers of 2-3 years old

Play spaces with attached toilets 60 2 120 Adjacent outdoor spaces for playSleeping area

B.2 Toddlers of 3-4 years old (LKG)Activity class with attached toilets 60 3 180 Adjacent outdoor spaces

B.3Toddlers of 4-5 years old (UKG)Activity and study class with attached toilets

60 3 180 Adjacent outdoor spaces

B.4 Art room 30 1 30B.5 Book corner 50 1 50B.6 Child care room 15 1 15

B.7 Staff room/Staff rooms with toilets attached 25 + 10 2 70 For male and female staffs

Total 655C. Play spacesC.1 Open play area 250 1C.2 Semi covered play space 150 1 150C.3 Recreation room/ Covered play area 100 1 100

Total 250D. Ancillary spacesD.1 Dining hall with wash area 100 100D.2 Kitchen 30 30D.3 Store & Service entrance 15+5 20D.4 Laundry room+ Drying yard 15 15

Total 155E. ParkingE.1 Staff parking 10-12E.2 Visitors parking and drop off zone 20E.3 Bus parking and drop off zone 2-3

Total built up area excluding circulation space 1230

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F. Other facilities Children play area or courtyard or any other relevant facilities may be provided based on the Design concept with the

approval of the Instructor.

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