School site and Floor Plan

SCHOOL SITE

SCHOOL SITESelecting and acquiring suitable school

sites are an important part of the school plant planning process.

A school’s site is one of the factors that can either enhance or hinder the implementation of its instructional and non-instructional programs.

A suitable school site is one that best serves educational activities, enables the optimum utilization of resources, hence shall meet the requirements on location, accessibility, topography, soil condition, and size and disaster/risk reduction measures.

SCHOOL SITE

STANDARD REQUIREMENTS

1. Location/EnvironmentIn determining the location of the school site,

accessibility and suitable surrounding environment are important considerations.

Identification of specific hazards that may affect the site is deemed necessary. it is highly recommended

that site suitability studies be initially conducted.


2. Design and Safety Standards

School buildings and other structures must strictly follow standard technical

specifications.

The school site shall be well-located near the center of the present and probable population

to be served.


School site and its immediate vicinity shall be free from any condition endangering the health, safety and moral growth of the pupils/students. It shall be located beyond 200 meters of places

of ill-repute


3. Accessibility

A school site must be easily accessible to the greatest number of pupils/students it intends to

serve.

The maximum distance for a pupil/student to walk from residence to school is 2 to 3 kilometers.

While the maximum time from residence to school on board a public conveyance is thirty (30)

minutes.


4. TopographyThe contour of the land shall be preferably level

and have no irregular boundaries. Build and locate buildings on higher elevations of the site

and consider the following:

(1) Soil Condition(2) Size

(3) Heat Island


SCHOOL SITE DEVELOPMENT

A graphic representation of Site Development Program is referred to as Site Development Plan.

Its main function is to show the school site in its present status and the current program

period.


Principles in the Preparation of the Site Development Plan

A. All physical structures with similar functions shall be grouped together.

The grouping of these structures is in accordance with the most favorable options for grounds utilization which creates functional zones and sets the basic

pattern for physical development.


B. Layout of Buildings and Other Structures

School buildings shall be oriented in accordance with the sun path or the east-west course of the sun during

the day.

To prevent the direct entry of sunlight into the instructional spaces, buildings shall be laid out along the east-west axis so that the windows have a north-

south exposure.


C. Buildings shall be arranged to facilitate cross ventilation by exposing the window sides to the direction of prevailing breezes which is

generally northeast-southeast.

The east-west orientation is sufficient inasmuch as it allows adequate cross-ventilation.


D. When there are site limitations, such as the unfavorable area and/or shape of the site,

prevent the proper solar orientation of buildings, economical alternatives shall be

resorted to.


E. The distances between buildings shall be such that ventilation is not obstructed, natural

illumination is not impeded and sound does not carry into nearby buildings.

Minimum distance between buildings laid outside is eight (8) meters.


F. The recommended setback of the school from the street line is five (5) meters to sufficiently

reduce intrusive noise.


SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

The purpose of site development planning is to anticipate the future needs and development of

a school in terms of physical facilities and to contribute towards conducive teaching-

learning environment.


A school site development plan shows the following improvements:

Improvements of school buildings including the position of existing and proposed buildings.

Arrangement of circulation elements, and utilization of open areas.

SITE DEVELOPMENT PPLANNING

Site development must be flexible enough to allow modification according to the needs of

the times.

However, modifications shall adhere to the basic pattern of development.


School Site Zoning

School site zoning is apportioning the different areas or zones of which is designed for a specific

purpose or utilization in accordance with the educational needs of the school.

An important principle in zoning is to create the proper visual, physical and functional zones, as

follows:


A. Visual zone– the area which best projects the aesthetic appearance of the school.

(1) Lawns (2) Flower gardens (3) Flowerbeds (4) Assembly area (5) Rain Gardens or Bio-Wales(6) Physical zone (7) Functional zone


School site zoning ensures proper rationalization of the relationship and utilization of external

spaces, so that no aspect of the school program may be sacrificed for another.


It establishes the parameters for both immediate and future development of the

school site so as to provide continuity of course of act.


SCHOOL LAY-OUT AND FLOOR PLAN

“Kagayaki-no-oka” Akita Total Support Area

Kagoshima Prefectural Kagoshima School for the Blind

Osaka Prefectural Ikuno School for Deaf Children

Hokkaido Otaru High School for Special Needs Education

Tokyo Metropolitan Eifuku Gakuen

Ishikawa Prefectural School for Students with Special Needs

Inariyama Special Education School

Aichi Prefectural Miai Special Needs Education School

Seto Municipal School for the Disabled

Hiroshima-nishi Special Support School

2010 Educational Facilities Manual

(May 2012). A Collection of Exemplary Design of School Facilities for Special Needs Education

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