In 2021, this educational facility was designed by Bloom for a NGO which permits young girls to access education. The building’s robust concrete skeleton is complemented by a light and organic bamboo enclosure, which provides privacy while allowing natural light and ventilation to filter through.
Project Name: TAKHMAU BOARDING SCHOOL
Studio Name: Bloom Architecture
Team: Antoine Meinnel, Robin Léonard, Mao Menchhorng, Heng Thanak, Orng Phala
Structure engineer: VPA
Contractor: Asbic
Photographer: Antoine Raab
The new building responds to the geometry of the campus, forming a common courtyard. A prominent green alleyway will introduce a natural setting at the entrance. The main criteria for the building’s design is sustainability.
A concrete skeleton was chosen for its robustness, and a bamboo enclosure is made as transparent and porous, emphasizing natural ventilation while providing intimacy for the students. Bamboo, an underused material in South East Asia mainly used to make scaffoldings for small-scale building. We were inspired by these tridimensional structures and how they can be integrated to a building expanding the interior spaces.
Flexibility was the key in this project to address the rapidly evolving needs of the NGO. The support functions are grouped on the two opposite corners for ease of distribution and to free the internal space.
While the Eastern side, which will be cooler, will host the dormitories, the Western side will serve for the common area with a beautiful view over the sunset and the horizon. An amphitheater which links the two floors and serves as a social hub.
