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Riyadh - School of Architecture

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ARCH 3424 BUILD TECH IIIDesign - Primary school in <strong>Riyadh</strong>, Saudi ArabiaChan Doi Yan 1155016786SITEMy site is chosen in the south west <strong>of</strong> <strong>Riyadh</strong>. It is next to the residentialarea and there are total 8 mosques nearby. I would like tohave a primary school in a cultral environment. The land is flat andwith not much traffic.INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECTThe school is designed with traditional form <strong>of</strong> Arabic architecture,with symmetry and the outside corridor with columns and shading.There is two outdoor playground next to the main building betweenthe wind towers. They are provided with traditinoal shadingand have tress as boundaries. Although this is a rural school, Iwould like to provide the school children with a cultural image <strong>of</strong>the school.CLIMATE OF THE SITE<strong>Riyadh</strong> is in BWh (hot dessert climate) in Köppen climate classification. The place isexceptionally hot and maximum temperatures can be up to 45°C in the hot periods,ie summer time. In the cold period, the minimum temperature can be low to 3°C.Those are nght time temperature. The daily temperature fluation is great too, too. Itcan be up to 30°C fluctuation.

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