Architecture is a space art allowing people to experience the beauty of man-made/natural surroundings. Carefully combining elements from outdoor environments with landscape design, learn how architects put people first and combine natural aspects to create practical, comfortable, emotion-healing, and aesthetically pleasing learning spaces. This episode reveals how the details of school designs help educational establishments and further the growth of students.
Play to connect: Playground and School Hall
A classroom is not a sealed box. On the contrary, openness and transparency are ideal characteristics of a school, as they should function as a space where students can enjoy learning and develop to their full potential.
When designing classrooms, architects need to carefully consider, including the overall layout, lighting, ventilation, materials, installations and facilities and other details to meet users' needs. Combining outdoor and indoor areas to form a unified teaching environment brings students closer to nature as if studying and exploring under a large tree. As a result, students' thinking can become more expansive and active.
In this episode, we'll look at the classroom designs of different primary and secondary schools and learn how architects combine various design and environmental protection elements to improve the learning environment and create happy and creative campuses.
School architecture and design continue to evolve with the development of society. What breakthroughs have been made for school design in Hong Kong in terms of space planning, layout, and user experience? This episode features several school premises in Hong Kong with low-rise designs. How have the architects used unique designs to encourage communication, interaction, and learning?