PRIMARY SCHOOL

Architecture design: LYCS Architecture
Location: Tiantai , Zhejiang, China
Size: 10190.36 sqm  
Images: Courtesy of LYCS Architecture
THE project for the Tiantai No.2 Primary School strives for a unique
design that will serve as a model school which provides a beautiful
environment for the cultivation of knowledge, culture, physical fitness, art
and ethics for elementary school children. The project effectively solving
the problem of land shortage in the old city.
The 200m running track calls for 40% of the land if we put the playground
on the ground as the normal way, then the space of the campus will be very
cramped. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure students a playground
to have sports and activities. With land scarce, the 200m running track was
projected onto the roof level, giving an additional 3000+ sqm of usable area
on the ground as well as the oval shape of the school building, creating a
sense of inwardness and security for the students.
Lifting the running track also allows for a total project height of 4 floors
instead of 5 as originally required, creating a more harmonious relationship
between the new school and the surrounding urban context. In order to
create more available green courtyard spaces, the building is twisted about
15 degrees, creating smaller pockets of space between the site wall and the
exterior envelope.e.