Hygiene Station for Cattlefield Village School in Lincang, China by DOMAT Limited

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Cattlefield Village Primary School is in a mountainous region of western Yunnan Province, China. The original school was built in 2010, in partnership with charity foundation, NGO’s and local government. It serves students from seven local villages, with the furthest village a 90 minute walk from the site.

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• Architects: DOMAT Limited
• Project: Hygiene Station for Cattlefield Village School
• Location: Cattlefield Village, Banka Town, Yongde, Lincang, Yunnan, China
• Team: Maggie Ma, Mark Kingsley, Tanya Tsui, Adeline Chan, Juliette Song
• Donor: KPMG Foundation
• Supporting Donor: Yongde County Education Bureau
• Local Design Institute: Kunming Zhuozhu Architecture Design Co. Ltd.
• Contractor: Yunnan Yong Xin Construction Company Limited
• Projected Cost: RMB 606,000 (including building, site formation, site landscape, 2 rubbish collection points, interior furniture and solar water heating system)
• Area: 178sqm
• Site Area: 308 sqm
• Project Date: Completed on April 2017

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Together with compulsory education, access to decent hygiene is a critical issue in this context. The existing toilet and shower block were in poor condition, and the shower block was unwelcoming and rarely used.

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With charity partners providing programmes that teach the importance of hygiene, the design brief was to provide better facilities for the students to develop a washing habit, which can last throughout their lives. The architecture aims to be both sensitive to its origin and engaging to its users, and at the same time work effectively within the budget of a charitable project.

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About DOMAT

DOMAT is a not-for-profit architecture practice. We work with communities and people who do not normally have access to architects. We believe that everybody is entitled to a good living environment, and that good design should be available at all levels of society. Through the processes of research, design and implementation, we engage with local people to understand the communities involved.

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Tags: China, Lincang

Category: School

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