MADHAVKRIPA SCHOOL

A primary school typically hemmed in by long corridors adjacent corridors enclosed in large quadrangle. Though it serves the basic function the rigid courtyard plan fails to provide stimulus of novelty and freedom to energetic ,inquisitive and sensitive youngsters.

The English Primary School at Manipal is a successful departure from the conventional connotation of a primary school building .An attempt is made to create meaningful synthesis of indoor and outdoor spaces while intertwining them .

The corridors and classrooms are dynamically laid to support the hierarchy of circulation .The right angled connection of secondary corridors to classroom while branching from principal corridor keeps away disturbance due to movements in corridor and allow uniform light and ventilation from either sides of classrooms. while branching from principal corridor keeps away disturbance due to movements in corridor and allow uniform light and ventilation from

In warm humid climates cross ventilation is an important aspect of thermal comfort

The placement of circulation system in such a manner creates well defined proportioned open spaces with a sense of belongingness where children of different groups can have informal activities in comfort of shaded court. Economy in circulation area is an added bonus as it reduces the circulation area by twenty percent as compared to conventional system.

The building responds well to the climate and contoured nature of site by provision of amphitheatre outlined by principal corridors and by providing entry at two levels .