Sindathri Matha Primary School
Community Architecture · Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
The brief
A primary school in Kalpitiya, on the north-western coast, where the existing classrooms were tin huts that flooded every monsoon. We replaced them with permanent buildings.
Project overview
- Location
- Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
- Type
- Community Architecture
- Completed
- 2017/2018
- Architect
- Design Republic
- Area
- 4000 m²
- Project cost
- Rs. 10M
- Services
- Architecture, Community
Design response
The buildings are simple and rectangular. The roofs are tall. The classrooms stay dry.
Outcome
The budget was Rs. 10 million. The timeline was four months. The studio worked alongside a local quantity surveyor and an engineer to keep things moving. A television channel partnered with us to help raise visibility for the children.
