open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou

GLA Design’s staggered buildings host a 36-class campus

 

GLA Design introduces the Hangzhou Gudun Road Primary School, a 36-class campus in a high-density urban area in the northwest of Hangzhou. This design features staggered, multi-functional buildings that merge with green, elevated platforms, creating a vibrant ‘urban oasis’ that redefines the relationship between learning spaces and outdoor activities.

 

The open facades invite exploration, providing a memorable educational environment for students and the surrounding community. In the same pattern of interlayered, staggered masses, the facade employs a distinct palette. The white coating, colorful window frames, and concave openings respond to different functions related to appearance, airflow, and movement. This gesture enhances natural light while promoting indoor air circulation, creating a lively atmosphere that enriches the campus experience. 

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
all images by SU Shengliang, courtesy of GLA Design

 

 

Hangzhou Gudun Road School incorporates micro-topography

 

To contrast the surrounding homogeneous residential areas, GLA Design concentrates teaching spaces to maximize outdoor activities. The design incorporates micro-topography, including a 1.5-meter-high grass slope on the northwest side, formed from earthwork related to the underground garage. This slope elevates the main buildings of the Hangzhou Gudun Road Primary School, creating a floating effect that enhances visual connectivity between classrooms and the track and field, allowing teachers and students to observe activities from above.

 

The staggered building design allows various functions—classrooms, offices, walkways, corridors, cafeteria, and library—to coexist in a cohesive four-story mass. By twisting and displacing adjacent floors, the Chinese firm blurs the boundaries between these functions. A series of diverse platforms and gray spaces facilitates movement and offers flexible uses for educational and extracurricular activities, promoting a dynamic learning experience.

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
GLA Design introduces the Hangzhou Gudun Road Primary School

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
the 36-class campus is located in a high-density urban area

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
staggered, multi-functional buildings merge with green, elevated platforms

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
creating a vibrant ‘urban oasis’

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
GLA Design redefines the relationship between learning spaces and outdoor activities

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creating a lively atmosphere that enriches the campus experience

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
open facades invite exploration, providing a memorable educational environment for students

open, colorful facade by GLA design brings life to staggered school buildings in hangzhou
the facade employs a distinct warm palette

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the white coating, colorful window frames, and concave openings respond to different functions

 

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the design incorporates micro-topography
the design incorporates micro-topography
a floating effect that enhances visual connectivity between classrooms and the track and field
a floating effect that enhances visual connectivity between classrooms and the track and field
allowing teachers and students to observe activities from above
allowing teachers and students to observe activities from above
by twisting and displacing adjacent floors, the Chinese firm blurs the boundaries between these functions
by twisting and displacing adjacent floors, the Chinese firm blurs the boundaries between these functions

project info:

 

name: Hangzhou Gudun Road Primary School
architect: GLA Design
location: Hangzhou, China
photographer: SU Shengliang

 

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edited by: thomai tsimpou | designboom

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