Jean and Joy Thomas, with their organization Haiti Christian Development Fund, have asked Architecture for Humanity for design assistance on a remote school previously under construction and damaged by the January 12, 2010 earthquake. Due to the deteriorating conditions of their 30+ year existing waddle and daub structure, the small school was in the process of building new facilities at their existing site. The clients would like design services for implementing new construction on their existing footprint and foundation that was constructed +- 1.5 years ago. The school also functions as a community space for frequent meetings and the new classrooms would need to accommodate this.

EXISTING STRUCTURES ON SITE:
Building A - Community Meeting Hall/Schoolroom (to be demolished)
Building B - Kitchen (small waddle & daub structure, similar condition as meeting hall)
Building C - Staff Housing (small waddle & daub, hip roof structure currently being occupied and to remain)
Building D - Latrine (newer 6 hole pit latrine to remain)

PROJECT PROGRAM:
180 student Preschool; Kindergarden – 6th Grade
Clients would like to use existing footprint & foundation that was previously designed and built; no design documents of this exist.
Scope of new construction on existing footprint includes:
6 classrooms (2 of those classrooms to have a removable/operational wall to open up as one larger
meeting space)
1 Principal’s Office
1 Bulk Food Storage Room
1 Central Open Courtyard
Kitchen –propose a design for the future replacement of the deteriorating building. Not in the construction scope of work for immediate implementation. (to discuss).
Existing Latrine sufficient for current student numbers.

Coordinates:
Lat. 18°14'56.88"N
Long. 73° 1'35.78"W

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