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Rendering by Basia Kuziemski
Constructed from local sandstone, the Girls’ School and Womens Center will address the need to educate girls and empower women from the neighboring villages of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The oval forms reflect universal symbols of female strength. The structure replicates the undulating planes of the sand dunes and also serves as a metaphor for the rippling effect that education can have on impoverished areas. The intention is also to incorporate the traditional building methods in a modern design with the hope that the techniques will gain recognition and continue to flourish.
SCHOOL’S LAND
The land originally held only an existing hut with a fence around the property.
Aerial View, Jaisalmer, India
Jaisalmer Dunes
April, 2019, we begin to see the foundation and oval shape of the school:
Aerial View
Schools courtyard
Future classroom location between walls
Base of foundation
Schools courtyard
Schools courtyard
After a few weeks of construction, the next step was the exterior walls of the school. These pictures were taken in May and the middle of June.
Aerial View
View from South, end of May
View from South, middle of June
Exterior wall progress
Exterior wall progress
Exterior wall progress
Exterior wall progress by main entry
Exterior wall next to site entry