Image Gallery

• Nursery & Infant Courtyard - World Architecture award for Best Green Building in the world, 2002 Nursery & Infant Courtyard - World Architecture award for Best Green Building in the world, 2002
• Nursery classroom with butterfly roof Nursery classroom with butterfly roof
• Southeast facing classroom to catch the early morning sunlight Southeast facing classroom to catch the early morning sunlight
• Constructing composting bays for a VIP latrine Constructing composting bays for a VIP latrine
• South-facing residences, with anti-seismic cross-bracing and trombe walls South-facing residences, with anti-seismic cross-bracing and trombe walls
• Trombe walls that absorb the sun's energy during the daytime to warm the dormitories at night Trombe walls that absorb the sun's energy during the daytime to warm the dormitories at night
• Horizontal and vertical anti-seismic cross-bracing, with summer flowers Horizontal and vertical anti-seismic cross-bracing, with summer flowers
• Photovoltaic panels to generate electricity from sunlight, commissioned October 2008 Photovoltaic panels to generate electricity from sunlight, commissioned October 2008
• Inverters in the energy centre Inverters in the energy centre
• Solar water heater (Left) and VIP latrine (right) Solar water heater (Left) and VIP latrine (right)
• Local sone used for consruction comes from the mountain in background Local sone used for consruction comes from the mountain in background
• Classroom with local poplar, willow and mud roof Classroom with local poplar, willow and mud roof
• Use of clerestorey to enhance lighting Use of clerestorey to enhance lighting
• Resident Architect Jake Armitage with Construction Manager Sonam Wangdus Resident Architect Jake Armitage with Construction Manager Sonam Wangdus
• 2-storey Junior block; early stage planting of fruit tree saplings in courtyard 2-storey Junior block; early stage planting of fruit tree saplings in courtyard
• Poplar and willow roof Poplar and willow roof
• Trombe wall under construction Trombe wall under construction
• VIP latrine under construction with metal cladding being painted black to absorb heat and cause fumes to rise VIP latrine under construction with metal cladding being painted black to absorb heat and cause fumes to rise
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