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Singapore
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Returning the Green
Singapore
Project Featured on Jan 28, 2021
In Additions and Alterations, there is always an interesting tension between the new and the old. When considering the possible strategies to address the brief, it was apparent that the architectural approach should not be one that emulates the old. Neither should the existing school complex fade away, being simply the backdrop for the new extension. What we opted for instead, was a synergistic relationship between the old and the new – a duet performing in sync and in harmony.
The key aim of our design, beyond meeting functional requirement, was to provide students with generous and pleasant spaces for social and creative interaction and development. With its completion, there is an increase in outdoor spaces, and an improved relationship with the surrounding environment. The undulating greens cape not only reinstated the green field that was there before but also created a more interesting landscape to support a variety of activities. Architecturally, it ties all the different functional requirements of the brief in one neat and cohesive gesture.
The new, more vibrant design of architecture and landscape has encouraged and empower students to take ownership of their surroundings. We have seen students appropriating spaces as they see fit in the nooks and crannies resulting from the extension. In addition, flexible room configurations were planned, together with different scales and varieties of breakout spaces for a vast range of activities and interactions to take place.
These facilitate the current understanding of pedagogy and the renewal of outdoor education philosophy, a far cry from the introverted learning spaces that has been proven not to be effective. With the new Nanyang Girls’ High School, classrooms are extended to the outdoors, and learning is no longer confined to four walls, creating an enhanced school-going experience, and making learning and teaching a much more engaging process.
The key aim of our design, beyond meeting functional requirement, was to provide students with generous and pleasant spaces for social and creative interaction and development. With its completion, there is an increase in outdoor spaces, and an improved relationship with the surrounding environment. The undulating greens cape not only reinstated the green field that was there before but also created a more interesting landscape to support a variety of activities. Architecturally, it ties all the different functional requirements of the brief in one neat and cohesive gesture.
The new, more vibrant design of architecture and landscape has encouraged and empower students to take ownership of their surroundings. We have seen students appropriating spaces as they see fit in the nooks and crannies resulting from the extension. In addition, flexible room configurations were planned, together with different scales and varieties of breakout spaces for a vast range of activities and interactions to take place.
These facilitate the current understanding of pedagogy and the renewal of outdoor education philosophy, a far cry from the introverted learning spaces that has been proven not to be effective. With the new Nanyang Girls’ High School, classrooms are extended to the outdoors, and learning is no longer confined to four walls, creating an enhanced school-going experience, and making learning and teaching a much more engaging process.
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