LITERATURE CASE

STUDY
SENTIA SCHOOL ,VEITNAM
 SITE LOCATION:

VIETNAM

HANOI
TU LIEM DISTRICT

SENTIA SCHOOL
 THE SITE IS LOCATED IN :
TRUNG VAN COMMUNE, TU LIEM DISTRICT, HANOI,VIETNAM
 SITE AREA : 9625.5 SQUARE METERS(2.3 ACRES)
 GROSS FLOOR AREA : 10,938.5 SQUARE METERS(2.7 ACRES)
 FAR : 1.13
 CONNECTIVITY/ACCESSIBILITY
 SEVERAL
OTHER BUS CT30  NEAREST
STOPS HIGHWAY
AVAILABLE :CT30

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 MAIN BUS
AS13 LEGENDS:
STOP
:BRT01 MAIN ROADS
 DISTANCE: HIGHWAY
BRT -01 LUONG THE VINH
800 M SUB ROADS
BUS STOP
 ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING:

THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN ASYMMETRIC SURROUNDINGS AND TOWER BLOCKS.

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SENTIA SCHOOL
THE SITE IS THUS DESIGNED IN ZIG ZAG FORM TO COMPENSATE IT

THUS,THE CLASSROOMS ARE ORIENTED TO NORTH AND SOUTH DIRECTION.

THE SPORTS FIELD ,CANTEEN AND GYMNASIUM ARE PLACED TOWARDS THE END OF
NORTH ZONE TO REDUCE NOISES I.E TOWARDS THE END OF WIND DIRECTION

 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS:

TEMPERATURE RANGES FROM:22 DEGREES -27 DEGREES(AVERAGE)

TYPE : MONSOON CLIMATE
AVERAGE RAINFALL: 1500 -2500 MM PER YEAR
NORTH ZONE REMAINS COLD IN WINTERS
SOURCE:VIETNAM CLIMATE CLASSIFIER
PREVAILING CLIMATE (SITE): HUMID SUBTROPICAL CLIMATE
• PROJECT DETAILS:
• PROJECT NAME : THE SENTIA SCHOOL
• COMPRISES OF : KINDERGARTEN ,PRIMARY,SECONDARY SCHOOL
• LOCATION : TU LIEM DISTRICT,HANOI DISTRICT ,VIETNAML
• LEAD ARCHITECT : HOANG THUC HAO
• TEAM LEADERS : HOANG THUC HAO, DO MINH DUC
• OTHER PARTICIPANTS : NGUYEN XUAN NGOC,NGUYEN BA DUC,NGYUEN
• CONCEPT:
(FORM DEVELOPMENT )  TO USE THE WHOLE SITE THE
BLOCKS ARE MOVED FROM
EACH OTHER,CREATING
PLAYGOUNDS WITH ZIG-ZAG
PATTERNS.

 A COMBINATION OF
 TO FIND SYMMETRY WITH THE
GREEN ROOF AND
ASYMMETRICAL SURROUNDINF ,THE
PLAYGROUND GIVES
RECTANGULAR PRISM IS DIVIDED
A SENSE OF A PARK
INTO HALF
 FLOOR PLANS
 BUILDING FORM

 FEATURES:
• THE ZIG ZAG PATTERN COMES FROM THE ASSYMETRICAL DESIGN AROUND THE SITE.
• THE MAIN OBJECTIVE ALSO WAS TO PROVIDE SEPARATE AND BIG PLAYGROUNDS
• THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING REPRESENTS THE GROWTH OF THE CHILD AND HIS JOURNEY
• THE WINDOW SYSTEMS OF THE FAÇADE ARE DESIGNED IN DIFFERENT COLOURS AND SIZES TO CREATE LIVELINESS
• WINDOWS ARE ALSO ARRANGED RANDOMLY SO AS TOCREATE INTEREST AMONG STUDENTS.
• COLOUR HAS BEEN KEPT NEUTRAL WHITE AND BROWN.
• MAIN ACTIVITIES TOTAL CLASSROOMS :50
• THE PATHS BETWEEN THE BLOCKS ARE PROVIDED
LECTURES
ACCORDING TO APPROPRIATE AGE
• THE START OF THE BLOCK IS FOR KINDERGARTEN AND
DANCE
VARIOUS ACTICITIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR THEM LIKE
POOL TUB,TOY TRAIN ETC
MUSIC • A SERIES OF PLAYGROUNDS ARE PROVIDED BETWEEN STUDY
BLOCKS
AGRICULTURE AND BIO STUDY • ROOFTOP GARDEN WITH DIVERSITY OF PLANTS TO
STIMULATE PUPIL’S INTEREST IN BIOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE
COMPUTER LABS • THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING COMPRISES OF ACTIVITY
ROOMS SUCH AS MUSIC,DANCE ROOM WHICH IS SEPERATED
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS FROM ACADEMIC BLOCK

WORKSHOPS

PAINTING

SPORT TOURNAMNETS
 RAINWATER HARVESTING

• THIS BUILDING IS KNOWN FOR IT’S SUSTAINANBILITY FEATURES.

• ONE OF THEM IS RAINWATER HARVESTING AND USE OF WATER FOR IRRIGATION

NATURAL VENTILATION
PROMOTED BY PRESSURE
SOLAR RADIATONSRAINWATER COLLECTION DIFFERENCE

USE OF COLLECTED WATER FOR THE GYMNASIUM AND CANTEEN ARE PRESENTED IN
IRRIGATION AND THE CORNER TO AVOID NOISE AND FOUL SMELLING
FIRE FIGHTING
 NATURAL LIGHTING AND VENTILATION
• THIS BUILDING HAS MADE EFFCIENT USE OF NATURAL LIGHTING AND VENTILATION
BY USING VARIOUS DIFFERENT MEANS
• THE BUILDING IS ORIENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT ALL THE CLASSROOMS OBTAIN
NATURAL LIGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
• WINDOWS ARE PLACED RANDOMLY IN THE FAÇADE BUT IN A PROPORTIONATE
MANNER.

• THE CENTRAL PLAYGROUND ACTS AS BUFFER SYSTEM.

• CENTRAL GROUND AND OPEN GROUNDS BETWEEN THE STUDY BLOCKS ARE
PROVIDED.
• ROOFTOP GARDEN FOR HEAT INSULATION.
• WIDE AND OPEN CORRIDORS