Riyadh - School of Architecture
Riyadh - School of Architecture
Riyadh - School of Architecture
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SECTION 1:200LIGHT COLOURThe colour <strong>of</strong> the school is inthe colour <strong>of</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> Bedouintent’s above the playground. Itis a tradtional shading devicewhich is very effective for thespecific environment.Chan Doi Yan 1155016786FLAT ROOFThe ro<strong>of</strong> is flat so that it canprovide a very large surface forcooling.THICK WALL AS THERMAL MASSThe wall <strong>of</strong> the school is verythick and the ro<strong>of</strong> is verythinktoo. Also the ground is a bigpiece <strong>of</strong> 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.