Sarvam School, Vitasandra

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Sarvam School, Vitasandra

This school is based on Sri Aurobindo's philosophy of raising India-centric citizens for the global good. The campus is on a long, narrow strip of land adjoining farmland on two sides. The director's house is also planned in the same land which can be accessed by separate entry-ways.

Apart from the usual vehicular circulation and parking for the large buses determining the organization of the spaces in a linear manner, the narrow plot itself dictated the sequence of spaces which led to the more public areas at the mouth of the narrow plot.

The classrooms reflect open, interactive learning where outdoors gently flow into the indoors with large openings, low sills which form benches and deep verandahs that envelope the central assembly space on two sides by forming an "L". The open reception, with its volumes flowing into one another and open-to-sky mini courtyards that lead to the services like toilets and stairs, set the tone for the evocative learning experience that the school offers when one enters through the formal entrance.

Designed with "accessibility for all" in mind, there is a ramp that takes one to the upper floors to cater to the library and the classrooms. The library, with its large windows in the reading area and clerestory windows in the book-aisles, is flooded with light and a view of tree tops and the sky.

The school has a semi-open eating area with canopies and benches to foster camaraderie between all age groups amidst trees and green-cover, in growing and taking care of which the students would have contribute.

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