Through and Through | Compartment S4

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Through and Through | Compartment S4

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  • Completion year: 2018
  • Gross Built up Area: 153 Sqm
  • Project Location: Ahmedabad
  • Country: India
  • Lead Architects/Designer: Team Compartment S4
  • Clients: Red Bricks, Abellon Pvt. Ltd.
  • Structural Consultants: Rutvik Dave
  • Photo Credits: Palak Jhaveri
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Excerpt: Through and Through, designed by Compartment S4, has been designed as a series of learning spaces with a distinct relationship to the outside. When the pivot doors open up, the outside spaces flow “through and through” the main learning sanctum, leaving no difference between what’s inside and what’s outside. The design attempts to negotiate between the inside and outside space by playing with the porosity of the envelope. The activities of the classroom can spill over outside in a safe environment.

Project Description

[Text as submitted by Architect] The Classroom at Redbricks Junior has been designed as a series of learning spaces with a distinct relationship to the outside. When the pivot doors open up, the outside spaces flow “through and through” the main learning sanctum, leaving no difference between what’s inside and what’s outside.

Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Compartment S4
Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Compartment S4

A brick wall houses all the services and a modular steel frame on the opposite end houses the storage and other learning equipment.

Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Palak Jhaveri
Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Palak Jhaveri

The design attempts to negotiate between the inside and outside space by playing with the porosity of the envelope. The activities of the classroom can spill over outside in a safe environment.

Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Palak Jhaveri
Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Palak Jhaveri
Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Palak Jhaveri

The flooring has bright colored IPS and stone inlays in different shapes. The square skylights on the top highlight the circular pattern in the center of the flooring.

Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Palak Jhaveri
Through and Through | Compartment S4
© Palak Jhaveri

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