An interplay of light, shadow and porosity

Project: Singapore International School, Prep, Gurugram Architects: Urbanscape Architects, New Delhi

The project is a primary institution that aims to promote holistic development of a child. It is conceived as an environment that nurtures and shapes the personality of children through their formative years. The school seeks to immerse children in a creative milieu, building new relationships and ways of engaging with the external environment.

Giving the users (young children, in this case) foremost importance, the process begins by centring around them. The formal development of the building counters the natural angle of the site– the sharp angles are moulded to carve out a fluid, turning form, representing a soothing and seamless fostering environment for the children. Spaces with no restrictions are thereby conceptualized, for users to move freely between the various programmes/portions of the building. While light, colour and pattern are developed as educational tools, extending the classroom curriculum into the spatial environment.