Riyadh - School of Architecture

SECTION 1:200LIGHT COLOURThe colour of the school is inthe colour of the mud, which isin light yellow colour. So it willnot absorb so much heat.THE LIGHT WELLIt maybe hot for buldings inarid places to have skylight. Yet,it will then be quite dark insodethe building. After consideringthe light issue I decided todesign a light well above themulti-functinal area so light canpass in and shine in the classroomalso.THE SHADING ABOVE THE PLAYGROUNDThere is a shading of Bedouintent’s above the playground. Itis a tradtional shading devicewhich is very effective for thespecific environment.Chan Doi Yan 1155016786FLAT ROOFThe roof is flat so that it canprovide a very large surface forcooling.THICK WALL AS THERMAL MASSThe wall of the school is verythick and the roof is verythinktoo. Also the ground is a bigpiece of thermal mass abovethe earth tunne. This can act asthe temperature control for theschool.THE EARTH TUNNELThe earth tunnel links with thewind tower for cooling the airfrom outside.