The Phirun Proiprai (Falling Rain) Dormitory | Rural Development Workshop University
The Phirun Proiprai designed by Rural Development Workshop, In the midst of the mountains of Ta Song Yang district, Tak Province, on the Burmese-Thai border, stands a branch of the Baan Nhong Bua School. For over a decade, the branch school has been providing education for ethnic children living in the area. However, as the branch school is located nearly ten kilometers away from the surrounding villages, traveling daily to school proves to be a near impossible task for the children, so many have simply chosen to abandon their education.Today, only around 70 students – ranging from kindergarten to primary levels – attend the branch school. To offer a better access to education for these ethnic children, the school came up with a simple solution: to build a small dormitory to accommodate those who cannot make the daily commute. The Volunteers for Rural Development Camp from the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University was given the opportunity to design this 20-person dormitory for the school.
The project, with its many limitations such as difficulty in transportation, limited budget, and lack of electricity, required a considerable amount of care and tremendous effort. Together with the villagers, who taught the volunteers practical knowledge which cannot be found within university walls, the ?Phirun Proiprai? (Falling Rain) Dormitory was completed within 28 days of construction.The Phirun Proiprai Dormitory is a 3.35×9.6 meters dormitory, with ...
_MFUENTENOTICIAS
arch2o
_MURLDELAFUENTE
http://www.arch2o.com/category/architecture/
-------------------------------- |
PARTES DE LA ESCALERA |
|
Patricia Residence: Bright & Spacious Expansion
28-04-2024 09:39 - (
Architecture )
TreeLoft Apartment: Innovative Space Transformation in Lantau Island
28-04-2024 09:39 - (
Architecture )