Lanka Learning Center

Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland

LANKA LEARNING CENTER

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ARCHITECTS
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COLLABORATION
MBKI Bau-Ingenieure, Stuttgart

PHOTOGRAPHS
Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland

AREA
710.0 m2

DESIGN TEAM
Matthias Both, Carolin Lintl, Felix Lupatsch, Noemi Ott, Valentin Ott, Stefanie Schwemle, Spela Setzen, Felix Yaparsidi

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Sri Lanka

CATEGORY
Schools

Text description provided by architect.

In the framework of a seminar and design project, the foundation for a school and training center on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka was created through a cooperation between the IRGE at the University of Stuttgart and Transsolar.

Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland

In the Batticaloa district, which is still suffering from the consequences of a civil war and a tsunami, the building was constructed with local entrepreneurs, craftsmen, and workers.

The prerequisite for the location of the building on the spacious property was that it would receive the most shade possible from the trees.

Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland

The placement of the structures around a natural clearing met this prerequisite while also generating a shielded open space.

Five pavilions with the same design were grouped around a generous courtyard.

Through its modulation, the exterior wall touches all structures and shapes them into a larger form that creates a protected interior.

Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland

The concentration of different applications in a central open space generates a small urbanistic moment that can usually only be found in the markets in bigger cities.

With its construction and materiality, the architecture borrows from the prevalent and reliable construction of the local structures.

Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland

Through the precise modulation of generic design elements, the project aimed to showcase potential approaches for the architectural appearance, the utility, and the handling of the adverse climatic conditions.

Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland


Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland
Lanka Learning Center
© Barbara Vetter - Vincent Heiland


Lanka Learning Center
Diagram


Lanka Learning Center
Site plan
Lanka Learning Center
Ground floor plan
Lanka Learning Center
Elevation