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Primary School Plus+

Part 1 Project 2006
Jane Mulvey
Sabina Smyk
 Edinburgh College of Art | UK
The relationship between the Jack Kane Centre and Craigmiller is fundamental in the progression of the city, community, and culture. This dynamism is reflected in the project, which seeks to fuse these two pre-existing elements with the design of a primary school + facilities, through its converging transportation system.

The school positions itself to symbolically and functionally engage with its context. Conceived as an extension of the landscape, the flowing space becomes a playful world of prefabricated facilities with a snaking wall, experienced as colourful exhibits. The scheme works against the institutionalised ‘norm’ by creating an environment which stimulates self-learning.


The impressive aspect of this project lies in its capacity to support an alternative approach to Craigmillar’s redefinition of itself by focusing on opportunities latent within the pre-existing geography of Craigmillar. Five strategic situations are identified for the location of primary schools. Jane’s school is a playful world of prefabricated facilities experienced as colourful exhibits in a huge groovy shed with a snaking sensory wall. It is in the grounds of the Jack Kane Centre which now becomes re-established as a significant social, music and dance centre.
Tutor(s)
Quazi Zaman
2006
Primary School Plus: a project in the socially deprived area of Craigmiller, Edinburgh hopes to re-establish the site through new infrastructure.
North Elevation. New infrastructure sets to fuse new and existing features together.
The Jack Kane Centre. Significant in the development of form.
South Elevation: open ended extrusion.
Many approaches to the new development can be made.
Development of form through physical plaster models.
West Elevation: form creates areas of differing interpretation
Steel structure is continuous combining walls and roof.
Interior childs world becomes full of colourful prefabricated facilities.
The Plan
Cross Section through gym, market area, multi-sensory wall and classroom.
Long Section through main street, detailing class beach huts.
A multi-sensory wall consumes and engages the child.
The multi-sensory wall snakes its way through the building, stimulating self-learning.
Sectional model detailing class bases, multi-sensory wall, and primary structure.
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