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(Souce: Zaha Hadid Architects) (Souce: Zaha Hadid Architects) The vaulted classrooms are orientated for the best natural light conditions, as well as to frame views to the surrounding landscape. (Souce: Zaha Hadid Architects) ůŽĐĂƚĞĚϭϲϬŬŵŶŽƌƚŚͲǁĞƐƚŽĨEĂŶĐŚĂŶŐ͕ the capital of Jiangxi. The school is set ƚŽƐĞƌǀĞϭϮůŽĐĂůǀŝůůĂŐĞƐǁŝƚŚĂƚŽƚĂů ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨϭ͕ϴϬϬƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚ ďǇŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ͕ƌŝǀĞƌƐĂŶĚůĂŬĞƐĨĞĚďǇƚŚĞ Zhelin reservoir. DEVELOPMENT COMPOSITION dŚĞĐĂŵƉƵƐ͕ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶĞĚďǇĂŚĂ ,ĂĚŝĚƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ;,Ϳ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ĚŽƌŵŝƚŽƌǇ͕ĂŶĚƵƟůŝƚǇďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ within vaulted spaces that connect directly with their rural surroundings. Composed as a network of barrel and parabolic vaults – which act as the school’s primary structure enclosure with each vault performing as an individual structural element – that open towards ƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞǀŽůƵŵĞƐƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĂŶĚ intersect to accommodate the school’s ǀĂƌŝĞĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͕ĂŶĚĂůŽŶŐĐĞŶƚƌĂů courtyard will act as the school’s main ĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƉůĂǇĂƌĞĂ͘ dŚĞĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞŇĞǆŝďůĞ learning arrangements and outdoor ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂƌĞĂƐ͘ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽ,͕ŝŶĂ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ͕͞ĐĂŶƟůĞǀĞƌƐǁŝůůƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƚŚĞ classrooms from the solar gain of Jiangzi’s ƐƵďͲƚƌŽƉŝĐĂůĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂŶĚĞǆƚĞŶĚƚŚĞ teaching spaces into the landscape to ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂǀĂƌŝĞĚĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ environment.” dŽŵŝŶŝŵŝƐĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƟŵĞĂŶĚ also reduce the number of separate building elements required to be transported to the school’s remote The school’s surrounding landscape incorporates outdoor teaching spaces and sports facilities, and also serves as a natural water catchment area to further protect the school from flooding. (Souce: Zaha Hadid Architects) ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞĮƌŵŚĂƐƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƚŽ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƐŬŝůůƐŽĨŝŶͲƐŝƚƵĐŽŶĐƌĞƚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŶĞǁĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶŚŽƚͲǁŝƌĞĨŽĂŵĨŽƌŵǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚĐĂŶďĞ prepared on site by an industrial robot to create the barrel and parabolic shaped moulds. The modulatory of the vaults ĞŶĂďůĞƐŵŽƵůĚƐƚŽďĞƵƐĞĚŵƵůƟƉůĞƟŵĞ͕ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƟŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ process and reducing costs. As the school is located within an agricultural region that also has rich ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĐĞƌĂŵŝĐƐ͕ ƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶŝƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽů͛Ɛ ĞǆƚĞƌŶĂůĮŶŝƐŚĞĚůĂŝĚŝŶĂŐƌĂĚŝĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŽŶĞƐƚŚĂƚĞǆƉƌĞƐƐƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌŝŶŐ programmes within. FOUNDER’S VISION ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚďǇ:ŝŶŐŐĂŶzƵ͕ƚŚĞƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŽĨƚŚĞŽůůĞŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƌƚƐŝŶ:ŝĂŶŐǆŝ͕ƚŚĞ Lushan Primary School combines his work as an educator with his passion for the built environment. CREDIT LIST CLIENT: Jiangxi College of Arts ARCHITECT: Zaha Hadid Architects DESIGN: Patrik Schumacher CONSULTANT: Shing and Partners Design Group (SPDG) dŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝƐĚĞĮŶĞĚ ďǇzƵ͛ƐǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ children in his hometown to grow and ĚĞǀĞůŽƉǁŝƚŚŝŶĂŶŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂůůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůǇ͕ƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ also aims to create spaces that build ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌůŝĨĞͲůŽŶŐĐƵƌŝŽƐŝƚǇĨŽƌ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇ͘ Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz 25

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