DAL JOSAPHAT PRIMARY SCHOOL

FEBRUARY 2021

Dal Josaphat Primary School is a proposed new school to be situated on ERF 35236, Bartholomeu Street, Paarl, Western Cape. The Client is the Western Cape Education Department and the implementing Agent is the Western Cape Government, Department of Transport and Public Works, Directorate: Education Infrastructure Delivery.

The new school will have a maximum accommodation of 1860 learners and consists of:

a Multi-purpose Hall,
Administration Building,
Exclusive Grade R Area,
Grades 1 - 7 Classrooms,
Specialist Classrooms,
2 Physical Therapy slabs [Basketball | Netball]
Kickabout Sports Field.

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P R O J E C T

O V E R V I E W

Looking at the elements that inform the design of the school

SITE AND CONTEXT

The design responds to the site and context specific attributes, such as Access, Climate, Orientation, Topography and Surrounding Activities.

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SPATIAL ORGANISATION

An underlying logic to the way spaces are arranged and relate to one another is important to ensure the XXL school is easy to navigate and understand.

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GENERAL LAYOUT

Following the insights gained from looking at the site, context and spatial organization, further consideration was given to the placement of program elements. Priority was given to decisions that ensure ease of operation, security and administration of the school.

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MATERIALS AND MAINTENANCE

The chief consideration in choosing materials is cost, constructability and low maintenance characteristics. Special attention is given to the site's steep fall to provide cost effective level change elements that have the potential to serve a dual purpose.

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