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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Murteira School Refurbishment in Cadaval, Portugal by NOZ ArquitecturaApril 30th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: NOZ Arquitectura The project consisted in the refurbishment of the existing school building and extension with the construction of a new adjacent building to accommodate the new program. The new building was designed with a remarkably modern language without however overlapping with the existing architecture. The ground level of the extension building houses a classroom, teacher’s room, sanitary facilities and kitchen. The upper floor has three of the new rooms, all with a direct exit to the exterior.  South Elevation, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura
 North Elevation, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura In the existing building the old classrooms were converted to kindergarten rooms. The original porch, now centrally located to the entire school, is used as the transition between the existing rooms and the new building, becoming a central distribution space and as a large internal space for various activities.  North Elevation by night, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Aerial View, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura The outer spaces were fully redesigned with pavement games, playground toys for different age groups, a small football space games, new trees for shading and even a small children’s farm.  North Elevation – Playground, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Complete North Elevation, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura Exposed brick was applied in bands of different colours, recalling the idea of a bookshelf. Two different bricks heights were used providing the brick surface with a subtle texture variation.  Access corridor between the two buildings, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Relationship between proposal and existent, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura The new construction includes large spans and skylights, allowing cross ventilation of the interior spaces and the possibility for natural light. The use of high performance glazing allowed to maintain the internal temperature balance, avoiding the use of air conditioning for space cooling.  North Elevation, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Brick Facade Detail, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Circulation between both buildings, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Cafeteria Interior, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Classroom, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Access corridor, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Implantation Plan, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Plan Level 0, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Plan Level 1, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Rooftop Plan, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  North Elevation, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura  Side Elevations, Image Courtesy © NOZ Arquitectura
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