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CASE STUDY Rajkumari Maiden hill Wisner pilger

Ratnavati primary high school
Girls' School school
By:  Utkarsh Singh
       Paras Bhatia
Rajkumari
Ratnavati Girls'
school
Diana Kellog Architects

Gyaan Center
AREA
PROGRAMMING
AREAS AREA (IN SQ. M.)

CLASSROOM 1 30.25

CLASSROOM 2 34.47

CLASSROOM 3 35.66

CLASSROOM 4 34.03

CLASSROOM 5 33.90

CLASSROOM 6 33.15

CLASSROOM 7 33.57

CLASSROOM 8 38.62

CLASSROOM 9 40.39

CLASSROOM 10 33.72

COURTYARD 695.4

BATHROOMS 19.22 AND 8.39

STAFF ROOM 20.80

OFFICE 10.40
 Circulation
(in axo view)

Color Areas
Courtyard
Classrooms(1-10)
Staff Room
Bathrooms
Office
 Inferences
• The school is made of regionally available stone- Dabri
veneer and Jodhpur

• Local craft and tradition informed its main features,

including a parapet wall that reinvents the jali screen (a
privacy device for women) and circulates air while
keeping out sand and direct sunlight.

• The building's orientation also helps mitigate intense solar

gain while maximizing prevailing wind.

•  And to harness that solar energy in one of the hottest

places on Earth, a PV array is installed on the roof

• High windows are provided to minimize the glare on

blackboards.

• Lack of parking and playing courtyard area.

• No room for security

 MAIDEN HILL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
• Large open spaces, auditoriums & circular spaces
• Use of internal climbing wall
Area programming & Circulation
Inferences
Pros
Heathy playing environment
Class 1-3 is at ground level and other classes (4-7) at first floor 
Each class is divided into two sections (a&b) for more no. students
accommodation 
Special spaces are made for other activities like playing, music etc. 
All spaces have enough amount of sunlight
Easy access to homes in case of any emergency
It has a learning lab fitted with curiosity cabinets, modular furniture and
smart screen technology.
Use of solar panels

Cons:
• No security rooms available at the entrance 
• No parking for 2 wheelers, cycles
• No fire exit
• No facilities available for physically challenged
WISNER PILGER HIGH
SCHOOL
AREA
PROGRAMMING
SPACES AREA(IN SQ M.)

PK 39.26

K 75.66

1 29.71 AND 29.35

2 29.41 AND 30.35

3 29.14 AND 29.3

4 34.09 AND 33.6

5 26.32 AND 22.22

6 26.25 AND 27.89

BASKETBALL COURT 229.3

BAND ROOM 61.5

MEDIA 52.71

OFFICE 46.81

COMMON 41.2

TOILETS 45.13
Inferences
• Natural daylighting
strategies

• optimal mix of
diffuse skylights,
clear windows, and
windows veiled with
a perforated metal
screen.

•  High windows are

kept away from the
teaching wall to
minimize glare on
whiteboards. Low
windows are situated
where reading carpets
& nooks are
envisioned.
 Teaching staff room
• A staffroom or teachers' lounge refer to a
communal work area where teachers have their
desk and prepare lessons if they do not have a
personal office, or may be a common
room where teachers and/or school staff can
relax, discuss work, eat & drink.
• Staff room included with a small library : 0.2 sq.
m per teacher

Admin area
Reception/waiting area: 25-30 sq. metre
Principal’s office: 10-15 sq. metre
Conference room: 30-35 sq. metre
Vice principal’s room: 10-15 sq. metre
Work/copy room: 10-15 sq. metre
Common rooms
• Common rooms: 0.1 sq. m per student (min-
25sq. m, max- 100sq. m)
• Regular features
include couches, televisions, coffee tables,
and other generic lounge furniture for
socializing.
• Each section of the school has a Common
Room for students where they can relax at
break and lunchtimes, with their Divisional
Heads at hand.
• Common rooms can also include sports room
, library, cafeteria, locker room, auditorium,
ground.
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Name of building The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl's School Maiden Hill Primary School Wisner-Pilger Public Schools Addition
Architect diana kelogg architects Building Design Partnership Ltd (BDP) BVH architecture
Girls School Built as a part of Gyaan
function of building Center primary school elementary school

location Salkha, Rajasthan 345001, India Newton Mearns, Glasgow G77, United Kingdom 801 18th St N, Wisner, NE 68791, United States
no. of storeys 2 2 2
surrounding land use in the middle of desert surrounds around 800 homes 6-12 school
construction completed  2021 August 19th 2019 2017
orientation N-W/ E-S south west E-W
climate Hot and dry summers are cool,winters are very cold & windy. It is mostly the summers are long and warm; the winters are
cloudy round the year freezing, snowy, and windy;
client CITTA Foundation East Renfrewshire Council Wisner-Pilger Schools
photography Vinay Panjwani David Barbour AJ Brown
no. of washrooms 2(combined) 50 6
no. of classroom 10 14 15
no. of users 180 students+15-20 teachers 550 405
“Wood for Good” special award for the best use of wood ,
awards won 2021 RIAS National Award Winner AD100
no. of parking slots  none 140 Not part of primary school
Pv cells on roofs and automatic water optimal use of sunlight through orientation and
climate responsive features Use of solar panels
storage various other methods
student capacity per classroom 18 14/15 21
availability of open space yes(courtyard) yes yes
average size of class room 27-28 sq m 25 sq m (approx) 35 sq m for preperatory section
and 27-28 sq m. for primary
playing area % 65 19 34% for playing area
orientation of windows in classroom back Side Side