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DAO School

DAO School 

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DAO School
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DESIGN TEAM
Hoang Thuc Hao, Son Vu

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
1+1>2 Architects

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Jotun, 1+1>2 Architects, Rang Dong Group, Trimble, Vicem, Xingfa Aluminum

PROJECT IMPLEMENTER
Vietnam Sustainability Social Enterprise, Vsse

ENGINEERING
Nguyen Gia Phong

SPONSORS
Sao Bien Room For Education, Oriflame, Nguyen Hai, Chau Hien, Lan Anh Thai

PHOTOGRAPHS
Son Vu

AREA
50 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Xuân Hòa, Vietnam

CATEGORY
Schools, Sustainability & Green Design

DAO School
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Text description provided by architect.

Dao sub-school belongs to the number 2 Xuan Hoa primary school, located at Xuan Hoa commune- an area of many extremely difficult condition households in poverty in Bao Yen District, Lao Cai province.

The sub-school has 78 students, from 06 to 11 years old (Grade 1 to 5 respectively). All of the students are ethnic minorities from the Tay.

DAO School
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DAO School
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Nung Dao and Mong tribe. Multi-culture is a highlighted feature in the sub-school that needs to be considered in our approach to develop this project.

In 5 classrooms in Dao sub-school, there are 02 temporary classrooms including grade 4 (10 students) and grade 5 (10 students).

DAO School
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DAO School
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The building is very vulnerable and close to a collapse of the wood structure, as badly damaged and badly repaired joints.The project was carried out by the Vietnam Sustainability Social Enterprise (VSSE).

Coordinated, designed and constructed by the 1 + 1> 2 Architects.Transsolar advised on daylight supply and the climate concept.

DAO School
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DAO School
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The new building with two open classrooms with enclosing structure meets the understandable desire for climate comfort, environmental friendliness and local identity

The walls are made of a brick system that makes use of daylight and captures the wind when needed to cool down in summer.

DAO School
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DAO School
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More than 3000 building blocks with a wall thickness of 15 cm provide thermal mass - and thus a bufferNew technology is applied to develop local materials.

The soil- which originates from Minh Bao commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province- mixing hydraulic pressurized admixtures into un-burnt bricks.

Making it largely CO2-neutral and environmentally friendly.Pivot open-able windows with ventilation brick ensure the advantage of natural wind and light.

DAO School
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DAO School
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It keeps cool in summer and in winter all windows and ventilation bricks are close-able to keep it warmer in rooms.Thatched roof, typical traditional architecture in Lao Cai area is used in this project.

Over 4000 dried leaves are easily collected from mountains around the area by local community to build a large roof system with a frame of bamboo to cover the 2 classrooms.

DAO School
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DAO School
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The open interaction space between two classrooms is used as a school yard to ensure that students from different ethnic groups have more communication space to exchange culture between different ethnic groups.


DAO School
© Son Vu
DAO School
© Son Vu
DAO School
© Son Vu
DAO School
© Son Vu


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