Elementary School Project

International Case Study

Done By:
Doaa Alomoush Fawzeya Hamdan Taimaa Darwish
 About :

Architect practice: Marks Barfield Architects

Date of completion: September 2015
Client company name: University of Cambridge Primary School / North
West Cambridge Development
Project Location: Cambridge , United Kingdom
Internal area: 3,818.00 m²
Contractor company name: Willmott Dixon
 Location :

The United Cambridge is The University of

Kingdom is a country located in the
Cambridge is the
with a constitutional monarchy, southeast of the
United Kingdom second oldest university in the
and was considered a federal
(Britain), north-east English-speaking world after
state according to a decision in
of the capital, the University of Oxford, and
the year 1800, consisting of four
London, 80 km away one of the seven ancient
regions: England, Northern
from it, and is a universities in the British Isles.
Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is
university city. Most The university is located in
governed by a parliamentary
of the residents of this Cambridge, United Kingdom. It
system and the government is
city are students who ranked first in the QS World
stationed in the capital, London,
came from other University Rankings for 2010,
subject to the United Kingdom
countries surpassing Harvard in America
fourteen territories called British
Overseas Territories.
 Land Mark :

It is 1.2 miles from the school ,

needs 4 minutes by car.

It is .5 miles from the

school , needs 3 minutes by
car.

It is 1.1 miles from the school ,

needs 5 minutes by car.
 Climate :

• Rain falls throughout the year in Cambridge. The most rain falls during the 31 days
centered around October 20, with an average total accumulation of 1.9 inches.
• The least rain falls around February 23, with an average total accumulation of 1.2
inches.

• The warm season lasts for 2.7 months, from June

17 to September 9, with an average daily high
temperature above 67°F.
• The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November
15 to March 15, with an average daily high
temperature below 50°F.

Conclusion :
Based on this score, the best time of
year to visit Cambridge for general
outdoor tourist activities is from late • The windier part of the year lasts for 5.9 months,
June to early September, with a peak from October 9 to April 5.
• The calmer time of year lasts for 6.1 months, from
score in the last week of July. April 5 to October 9.
Accessibility : From Huntingdon Rd.
Around 8 min By Car (1.5 – 3 ) miles .

From Madingley Rd.

Around 4 min By Car (0.5 – 1.5 ) miles .
 Sky Line :

Conclusion :
Cambridge city buildings varied in heights and the height of the
school building was consistent with the surrounding buildings.
 Concept :
The idea was to create a school where every
voice matters; one that is democratic and can ‫مهما ؛ مجتمع‬ً ‫كانت الفكرة إنشاء مدرسة يكون فيها كل صوت‬
be divided into smaller communities while still ‫ديمقراطي ويمكن تقسيمه إلى مجتمعات أصغر بينما ال يزال‬
being part of a united whole. This led to a ‫ وقد أدى ذلك إلى بناء مخطط دائري غير‬.‫جزءا من وحدة موحدة‬ ً
circular-plan building which is non- ‫هرمي وشامل ؛ حيث تشكل مجموعات الفصول الدراسية الفناء‬
hierarchical, and inclusive; where the classroom ‫المركزي الموحد حيث يمكن للمدرسة بأكملها أن تتجمع ويفتح‬
clusters form the unifying central courtyard
.‫كل فصل دراسي مباشرة إلى الخارج في مساحة خارجية مغطاة‬
where the whole school can gather and every
classroom opens directly to the outside into a
‫تم تحديد حجم الفناء الداخلي من خالل ساحات الفناء‬
covered outdoor space. The size of the internal ‫ ولكنه يختلف عن األفنية التقليدية من‬، ‫التاريخية في كامبريدج‬
courtyard was informed by Cambridge’s ‫حيث أنه يفتح على المدخل والملعب والمناظر الطبيعية‬
historic courtyards, however it differs from ‫ تم استخدام الطوب الطيني القوي إلكمال التنمية‬.‫خارجها‬
traditional courtyards in that it opens up to ‫المحلية ومدينة كامبريدج التاريخية‬.
the entrance, playground and landscape
beyond. Robust clay brick has been used to
compliment local development and the historic
city of Cambridge.
 How It Designed :
Creating a community: ، ‫تنقسم المدرسة إلى ثالث مجموعات‬
‫واحدا من كل مجموعة‬ ً ‫كل منها يضم فصل ًا‬
The school is divided into three clusters, each with one class .‫صغيرا‬ ‫جوا مدرسيًا‬
ً ً ‫ مما يخلق‬، ‫سنوية‬
from every year group, creating a small-school atmosphere. ‫ تتالءم الفصول‬، ‫مثل وحدات البناء‬
Like building blocks, the classrooms fit together around the ‫معا حول الحواف الداخلية‬ ً ‫الدراسية‬
inner and outer rims of the structure, creating a central ‫شارعا‬ ‫ مما يخلق‬، ‫والخارجية للهيكل‬
ً
learning street . ‫مركزيًا للتعلم‬.
How It Designed :
Ventilation :
The high roof of the learning street
allows natural ventilation via the stack
effect, with air expelled through large ، ‫يسمح السقف العالي لشارع التعلم بالتهوية الطبيعية من خالل تأثير المداخن‬
louvres. In the classrooms, teachers can
‫ يمكن‬، ‫ في الفصول الدراسية‬.‫مع طرد الهواء من خالل فتحات التهوية الكبيرة‬
control their environment by opening
both the side windows and the high-
‫للمدرسين التحكم في بيئتهم عن طريق فتح النوافذ الجانبية وفتحات التهوية‬
level louvres in the learning street to ‫عالية المستوى في شارع التعلم إلنشاء مسودة‬.
create a draught.
 How It Designed :
Heating and hot water : Acoustics and monitoring :

• Underfloor heating is used throughout the school – apart from on the first floor, which has
radiators. ‘It works very well in buildings that are well insulated; once you warm the concrete
mass, it maintains the heat, and only needs to be gently topped up every so often.
• The underfloor heating loop is a weather compensator, so the hot-water temperature inside the
loop goes up or down depending on outside conditions.
‫جيدا‬
ً ‫جيدا في المباني المعزولة‬
ً ‫ "إنه يعمل‬.‫ باستثناء الطابق األول الذي يحتوي على مشعات‬- ‫يتم استخدام التدفئة األرضية في جميع أنحاء المدرسة‬
‫ وتحتاج فقط إلى أن يتم إضافتها برفق بين الحين واآلخر‬، ‫ فإنها تحافظ على الحرارة‬، ‫؛ بمجرد أن تقوم بتسخين الكتلة الخرسانية‬.
‫ وبالتالي فإن درجة حرارة الماء الساخن داخل الحلقة ترتفع أو تنخفض حسب الظروف‬، ‫حلقة التسخين تحت األرضية عبارة عن معوض للطقس‬
‫الخارجية‬.
• The building is set back 10m from the street to stop pollutants getting into the
ventilation system, and to reduce noise levels from the civic elevations of the communal
block.
‫ ولتقليل مستويات الضوضاء من االرتفاعات المدنية للمجمع‬، ‫ أمتار من الشارع لمنع دخول الملوثات إلى نظام التهوية‬10 ‫يقع المبنى على مسافة‬
‫المشترك‬.
 Structure :

Steel Frame

Piles and Concrete Raft Slap

Walls

Services Distribution
 Plans :

Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan Roof Plan

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Details :