Sustainable Setting

Project: Udaan, New Delhi Architects: Studio AVT Architects Pvt Ltd, New Delhi

Students spend the majority of their day in a school building during their most crucial developmental years. In this time of pivotal growth, schools must be a space for creative thinking, a source of inspiration, and a starting point for developing a sense of awareness and responsibility. A north-western, angular entrance has been aesthetically crafted to add significance without occupying more space or by compromising on natural light and ventilation. The colourful MS louvers boldly emphasise the stairs, thus making a statement.

The front facade greets you with bold, exposed bricks, which gives a very natural effect and blends with the vegetation around. Concrete texture finish on a few surfaces readily complements the bricks and gives a warm, vernacular feeling. The MS louvers on the stairs and the window fins add fresh splashes of colour to the building, thus revealing the function of the building; aesthetically.