Ivy Bound International School is a newly founded progressive school for early learning located in Bangkok. This is a design not aimed to resemble a typical school but to evoke the free-flowing and airy atmosphere of a modern gallery house.
The site used to be a residential house sitting in a mature garden off a leafy street with six existing old rain trees (Samanea Saman) dominating the site. The design direction was to have the school fitted around these living sculptures. As these trees have a substantial root volume, placement of the building footprint and structure had to ensure the wellbeing of these trees and was one of the big challenges in the construction process.
Inspired by a child’s play blocks, a series of geometric volumes are arranged around the existing trees and gardens. The resulting C-shaped orientation creates a lush courtyard lawn centered on one of the signature trees, providing shade, security and a central connection to all learning spaces. The design provides a variety of learning environments like the gardens, pool pavilion, kitchen and dining room where the students learn in a less structured way.
Ivy Bound International School is a newly founded progressive school for early learning located in Bangkok. This is a design not aimed to resemble a typical school but to evoke the free-flowing and airy atmosphere of a modern gallery house.
The site used to be a residential house sitting in a mature garden off a leafy street with six existing old rain trees (Samanea Saman) dominating the site. The design direction was to have the school fitted around these living sculptures. As these trees have a substantial root volume, placement of the building footprint and structure had to ensure the wellbeing of these trees and was one of the big challenges in the construction process.
Inspired by a child’s play blocks, a series of geometric volumes are arranged around the existing trees and gardens. The resulting C-shaped orientation creates a lush courtyard lawn centered on one of the signature trees, providing shade, security and a central connection to all learning spaces. The design provides a variety of learning environments like the gardens, pool pavilion, kitchen and dining room where the students learn in a less structured way.
Ivy Bound International School is a newly founded progressive school for early learning located in Bangkok. This is a design not aimed to resemble a typical school but to evoke the free-flowing and airy atmosphere of a modern gallery house.
The site used to be a residential house sitting in a mature garden off a leafy street with six existing old rain trees (Samanea Saman) dominating the site. The design direction was to have the school fitted around these living sculptures. As these trees have a substantial root volume, placement of the building footprint and structure had to ensure the wellbeing of these trees and was one of the big challenges in the construction process.
Inspired by a child’s play blocks, a series of geometric volumes are arranged around the existing trees and gardens. The resulting C-shaped orientation creates a lush courtyard lawn centered on one of the signature trees, providing shade, security and a central connection to all learning spaces. The design provides a variety of learning environments like the gardens, pool pavilion, kitchen and dining room where the students learn in a less structured way.
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