PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA MADRE Y MAESTRACAMPUS SANTO TOMÁS DE AQUINO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS Y HUMANIDADES

English for Architecs and Engineers

Professor:

Marianella Belliard

Theme:

Final Project Presentation

Student:

Laura Oviedo 2010-5397

Date:

November 18th, 2014

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

INDEX

Theme: Design

Title: Elementary school

I. Thesis/introduction.

II. General information about an elementary school.A. CyclesB. Taught subjects

III. Design requirements.A. AreasB. Minimum dimensions and school requirements.C. Boundary regulations in the Dominican Republic

IV. Description of the project.A. Site analysis

1. Location of the building site2. Zoning

B. Architectural plans.1. Site plan2. Floor plans3. Sections4. Elevations5. Model

I. INTRODUCTION

One of the most important human and universal rights beside of the right to life and

freedom is the right to an education, which is a fundamental and powerful driver of

development and growth, and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and

improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability.

The principle that contained this right says:

Everyone is entitled to receive education, which shall be free and compulsory, at

least in the elementary stages. He/she shall be given an education which will

promote his/her general culture and enable him/her, on a basis of equal opportunity,

to develop his/her abilities, his/her individual judgment, and his/her sense of moral

and social responsibility, and to become an useful member of society. - (Article 25 th,

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights).

The average educational process of a human being includes the following phases:

elementary or primary education, secondary education, and tertiary education. The first

stage of a child’s education is elementary school, which can be defined as a public or

private institution where children receive elementary education. It starts at six years old.

The project I am going to present is an elementary school that was my final project for

Design 6, on April, 2013. Although elementary school goes from 1st grade through 8th

grade, the professor dictated that we would only be working with 1st grade through 6th

grade on this project.

II. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

A. Cycles. Elementary school lasts eight grades, organized into two cycles: the

first includes grades first through fourth and the second, the fifth through

eighth grades.

B. Taught subjects: Children take the following classes: Spanish, History,

Geography, Civics, Mathematics, Natural sciences and in certain cases of a

foreign language; Additional technical disciplines such as crafts, physical

education, music, drawing, computer

III. DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.

A. Areas or components of elementary schools.

Schools are organized spaces purposed for teaching and learning. Typical schools have

the following areas:

Classrooms, where teachers teach and students learn.

Cafeteria (Commons), dining hall where students eat lunch and often breakfast and

snacks.

Athletic field, playground, or a place where students can be during the break or for

physical education practices.

School yards, that is, all-purpose playfields typically in elementary schools, often

made of concrete.

Administration area, where the administrative work of the school is done.

Library, where students ask librarians reference questions, check out books and

magazines, and often use computers.

Computer labs where computer-based work is done and the internet accessed.

B. Minimum dimensions of spaces and school requirements.

A single entry in order to facilitate the control wil be sought, which will be wide

and with a minimum width of 5 meters for a school population of 300 students.

A parking place for every 40 square meters. The parking area shall be located

not more than 10 m from the entrance to the building.

Separate women and men restrooms for employees and students, with a

minimum of two sinks and two toilets for every 75 students and employees.

The doors of the classrooms have a minimum of 1.20 meters wide and 2.10

meters tall.

The hallways or corridors shall be of a minimum width of 1.50 meters.

The boundary walls of the school should be 2.5 to 3 meters high. It is convenient

to make a run on the inside of planter walls.

Classrooms: The maximum length of the room should not exceed 12 meters, so

that the last child in line can distinguish what is written on the blackboard. The

area per student in the classroom is 1.50-2.0 square meters. The walls should be

painted in a light color that does not hurt the eye (preferably green); the ceiling is

white.

Library: The minimum area will be around 60m2.

The school site must be distanced from roads and streets with heavy traffic.

C. Boundary regulations in the Dominican Republic.

a) Front: The minimum distance between the property line and the nearest point of the

building has to be 8 meters.

b) Side: The minimum distance between the property line and the nearest point of the

building has to be 5-6 meters.

IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT.

A. Site analysis.a. Location of the building site.

The site is located on Leoncio Ruiz st. It’s bordered on the North and West by the site of

the former school Maharichi; to the East, with the Leoncio Ruiz street and the

urbanization Mar Azul, and to the South is the highway 30 de Mayo and the Caribbean

Sea.

b. Zoning

The proximities of the site have two predominant soil types: residential use, which

represents 70% of the surroundings, and commercial use, occupying 10% of the area.

Most stores are located along Independencia Avenue. On the Northeast, there is the

only shop, a grocery store. And to the South of the site, on the 30 de Mayo Highway

there is a gas station.

c. Description of the building

The building has an U-shape to take advantage of the visuals of the sea, and of the sea

breeze, so it gets caught in the schoolyard. The site has two blocks: Block one, is an

one story building with the administration area, the employee’s bathrooms, the janitor

area and the nursing room. Block two is a two story building. On the first floor there are

1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classrooms, the multiuse room, the library, a computer lab for 25

students, and student’s bathrooms. On the second floor there are 4 th through 6th grade

classrooms, student’s bathroom and another computer lab. Each classroom includes 25

student’s chairs, lockers, a teacher desk and a blackboard.

B. Architectural plans.

a. Site plan

b. Floor plans

First Floor

Second Floor

c. Model