THE NEWTOWN

SCHOOL
 LOCATION : NEWTON,KOLGATA,WEST BENGAL
ARCHITECT : ABIN DESIGN STUDIO
CLIENT : SAVITRI EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
SITE AREA : 2 ACRE PLOT ; OCCUPIES 160,000sqft
OF FLOOR SPACE
COMPLETED IN : 2015
THE SCHOOL IS AFFILIATED TO THE CBSE.
THIS IS THE FIRST INDIAN IGBC CERTIFIED
SCHOOL.
NEWTOWN SCHOOL THE NEWTOWN LIES ON 3M ABOVE THE
SEA LEVEL,IT HAS A TROPICAL CLIMATE. IN
WINTERS THERE IS MUCH LESS RAINFALL
THAN THE SUMMER.

MAP OF THE SCHOOL LOCATION

CONCEPT
KEEPING IN MIND THE LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL IN THE NEWTOWN AREA OF KOLGATA AND ITS SIMPLE
SURROUNDINGS THIS SCHOOL NEEDED TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND ESTABLISH A DISTINCT IDENTITY.

THE APPROACH WAS TO CREATE A SCREEN THAT WRAPS AROUND THE BUILDINGS AND UNIFIES THEM
VISUALLY. THE SCREEN WAS CREATED WITH A STRONG CHARACTER SO THAT ITS CONTIONOUS
APPLICATION ACROSS THE BUILDING BY ITSELF WOULD PROVE TO BE A UNIFYING ELEMENT. ONE
APPROACHES THE SITE ALONG THE INNER CURVE AND THE BLOCKS ARE PLACED AT A SLIGHT ANGLE
FACING EACH OTHER VERY SLIGHTLY.
SITE PLAN

LEGEND
1. SWIMMING POOL 9. OFFICE 17. DIRECTOR’S ROOM
10. CHANGE ROOMS 18. ACCOUNTS ROOM
2. JUNIOR MUSIC ROOM 11. BASKETBALL COURT 19. CONFERENCE ROOM
12. COVERED PATHWAY 20. TOT-LOT IN COURTYARD
3. JUNIOR DANCE ROOM 13. RECEPTION 21. LANDSCAPED COURTYARD
4. JUNIOR ART ROOM 14. SEMINAR HALL
5. JUNIOR LIBRARY 15. PRINCIPAL OFFICE
6. SCULPTURE ROOM 16. VICE PRINCIPAL
7. INFIRMARY OFFICE
 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL COURTYARDS TO MERGE WITH
D THE PLAY AREA CREATING A CONNECTION
BETWEEN JUNIOR AND SENIOR SCHOOL.
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THE LIBRARY IS DESIGNED WITH
INTERESTING FALSE CEILING WITH
WALLS OF CAFETERIA HAVE
BEEN PLANNED WITH LARGE
ALPHABETS AND NUMBERS BECAME AN INSPIRATION DARK GREY MESH PLACED IN A GRAFFITI LIKE WALLPAPER AND
FOR THE SCREEN. 488 PANELS,MADE OF FIBRE- GRID STRUCTURE.THE SERVICES THE CEILING IS A BURST OF
REINFORCED PLASTIC(FRP) MEASURING 3.2 x 3.2 ABOVE THE FALSE CEILING WERE DYNAMISM WITH A WAVE
F METERS ENVELOP EACH OF THE TWO ACADEMIC
BLOCKS.THESE HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VARIOUS
PAINTED BLACK. PATTERN. LIGHT FIXTURES WERE
DESIGNED INTEGRATED WITHIN

E ORIENTATIONS TO ACHIEVE A RANDOMIZED EFFECT

ON THE FAÇADE. ALSO IT PROVIDES SHADE FROM
THE ACRYLIC TUBES.

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SENIOR BLOCK WERE SEPERATED
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BETWEEN WHERE THERE WAS A
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THE INTERIORS OF THE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, LABS AND LIBERAL ARTS
FACILITIES WERE DESIGNED TO BE VIBRANT AND INTERESTING WHILE
ALLOWING SPACE FOR THE CHILDREN’S CREATIVITY TO BE DISPLAYED.

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BATH, SOLAR AND WIND POWERED LIGHTS ETC WERE PLANNED
I INTO THE SOFT SCAPE TO AID LEARNING AND BUILD CURIOSITY OF
SIGHTS, SMELLS AND SOUNDS.
G SOLAR AND WIND POWERED LIGHTS HAVE ALSO BEEN USED
N AMIDST OTHER LANDSCAPING LIGHTING.

DRIVEWAYS WERE CLEARLY DEFINED AND SECURITY ROUTES LIKE

FIRE-TENDER ACCESS ETC WERE PAVED USING GRASS PAVERS TO
INTEGRATE THEM AS LANDSCAPE EXTENSIONS.

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SECTION
PLAY AREA AUDITORIUM
ADMINISTRATION BLOCK

SWIMMING
POOL AREA

TYPICAL CLASSROOM

3 LEVEL
BUILDING

BASKETBALL COURT AND BLOCK B : SENIOR SCHOOL

BLOCK A : JUNIOR SCHOOL
COVERED PATHWAY

THERE ARE SIX FLOORS IN THE SCHOOL.

ELEVATION
VIEWS