SPACES feb issue 2017

Architecture
Floor Plans
First Floor:
00 Gatehouse
01 Anaerobic Digester
/ Biogas Generator
02 Aggregate Filter
03 Well
04 Play Pump
05 Covered Slurry Pit
06 Testing / Overflow Tank
07 Vermicompost
08 Hen House
09 Fruit Trees / Edible
Planting
10 Main Entrance
11 Library / Classroom
12 Office
13 Laundry / Mechanical
14 Multipurpose / Classroom
15 Restrooms
P Vertical Permaculture
S Stair / Stack Ventilation
Second Floor:
10 Main Entrance
20 Dining / Meeting Hall
21 Solarium / Classroom
22 Staff Room
23 Kitchen
24 Pantry
25 Restrooms
P Vertical Permaculture
S Stair / Stack Ventilation
Third Floor:
30 Staff Room
31 Restroom
32 Dormitory
33 Restrooms / Showers
34 Reading Area
35 Study Area
P Vertical Permaculture
S Stair / Stack Ventilation
Fourth Floor:
40 Art / Music Room
41 Classroom
42 Mechanical
43 Roof Garden
P Vertical Permaculture
S Stair / Stack Ventilation
Axonometric
01 The entrance gate and wall
around the perimeter of the site
provide the children a welcoming
and secure environment withan
internal, 24 hour security
presence.
02 In addition to its structural
performance, the concrete frame
provides an armature for the lush
vertical permaculture that shades
the building.
03 Vegetable gardens function
as living classrooms and provide
fresh vegetables and herbs for the
children.
04 A papaya trees provides
residents with fresh fruit. Once the
Orphanage is complete, it shall be
able to produce its own food, and
collect and filter its own water.
05 A lychee tree that was planted
by residents.
06 Main entrance to the
orphanage. The concrete
exoskeleton accommodatesthe
main circulation space and
produces a semi-covered space
for social interaction.
07 Library entrance. The publicly
accessible library shall provide
the under-served rural community
of women and children with
access to numerous books and
programs, including education
on sustainability and women’s
health.
08 The orphanage will createa
socially-viable environment in
which essentially every space
can function as a classroom or
place to interact and learn. Here,
two friends sit in the grass and
discuss cloud formations.
09 Two locals visit the library.
Free access and a noninstitutional
atmosphere creates
a welcoming environment that
encourages the library’s use by
both the orphanage and local
community.
10 The concrete structure uses
vernacular building techniques
and standardized formworkto
create a seismically safe
building. Whereas 76% of all
buildings in Nepal are projected
to be destroyed in case of an
earthquake, the orphanage has
been created with seismically
resistant design to ensure
the safety of its residents,
employees, and visitors.
February 2017 SPACES / 41