amet school by NURUKARIM from india
designer's own words:
'AMET school', a 6,500 m2 international school in lonavala, maharashtra, india. taking advantage of the picturesque hillside of the site, the design seeks to directly engage with the setting by framing and releasing views through an undulating elevation composed of rib-like fins.
Serving as a day time educational facility as well as a venue for cultural activities for the local community, the multi-storey building aims to serve as a visual marker within the neighborhood. The front elevation is composed of a series of vertical fin elements that line the complete length of the structure. Subtly shifting in shape and profile, the treatment provides solar shading and varying light conditions for the interior.
Porous in views and sunlight, the school engages with the immediate site to create an interior layout that constantly looks out onto the surrounding landscape. the sequencing of space withdraws conventional and familiar architectural patterns to create an abstract composition that provides a sense of discovery and exploration in its function.
‘AMET school‘ in Lonavala, has a vertical fin system to provide solar protection to the long south facing facade while framing and releases views through the rib-like fins.
The topography of the fins system is inspired by the surrounds and provides solar protection to the interiors.
The front skin flanking the existing Tata Aquaduct.
Shadows created by the undulating vertical fins
The linear building mass is punctuated by grand foyers and terrace courtyards; an attempt to reconstitute the functions of volume, enclosure and interfacing by means of ribs, voids, decks and varying light-conditions.
There is a sense of adventure, dynamism which encouraging a spirit of exploration and discovery throughout the school yard.