“Bidyanondo Sampriti Orphanage School” is a new bamboo school which is enclosed by a pond and farmlands. The design provides a fresh and hopeful model for sustainable building globally.In sense , the aim of the project is to improve existing building techniques, to contribute to sustainability by utilizing local material and labour and strengthen region identity. This natural construction materials address a worldwide growing awareness of the need for health, environmently-sound architecture and they are energy and cost-efficient as well as fully recyclable.

[From the Architects]

Located in a remote village in Ramu, Sampriti Anathalaya is an orphanage by Bidyanondo foundation housing over 100 indigenous kids. As the kids were growing, they needed to replace the only one-storied temporary shelter with separate hostels for boys and girls, and a school for the kids, which also will work as a multipurpose hall. The school was the first project that we built. Requirement from the Bidyanondo authority was a beautiful stand-alone vernacular structure.

The 94′ x 42′ school structure is enclosed by a pond on three sides, which is used for fish and water lily farming. The pavilion-like school is placed carefully along the waterbody in a way that it can have enough space for assembly and playing space on the front yard, and also have a visual connection with the surrounding water and farmlands. The multipurpose classrooms are arranged in a staggered manner to open up two semi-outdoor study/recreation areas on the front and back.

Editor : Architect Nishi Shaymoon
Nirnoy Upadeshta Ltd. Panthapath, Dhaka