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RAJINI SCHOOL

Maha Rat Road, Bangkok
Thailand
2011

RAJINI SCHOOL

Maha Rat Road, Bangkok
Thailand
2011

RAJINI SCHOOL

Maha Rat Road, Bangkok
Thailand
2011

This new 4-story secondary school building for 1,500 students on a 1.7-hectare campus was created after the existing building was demolished. It is located on the corner of Maharaj Road.


To the southeast are Ku Muang Canal and the flower market, one of the busiest districts of Bangkok, and to the southwest is the Chaophraya River, which provides both vista and ventilation. These elements were important factors in the master-planning phase and in the manipulation of open space.


The concept derived from retaining the axis of the statue of Queen Prasripatcharindara, consort of King Rama V, and was designed as a linked and connected open space to expand the vista of the Chaophraya River.


The architecture is characteristically modern, yet tropically oriented and includes cross ventilation with good protection from the harsh sunlight through artificial wood screens, which also provides space for leisure and recreation activities.


Much thought was given to the building sequence, which included placing the administration zone close to Mahanak Road for convenient public access. The classrooms border the central courtyard, and the dormitories for boarding students are housed at the inner-most point, close to the river.

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