Lighting in Design Q4 2021

PROJECTTEAM Architects: Local Studio Civil engineering: The Earth Workshop

Quantity surveyor: Koor Dindar Mothei KDM General contractor: Zabicon Construction Design team: Samantha Trask, Thomas Chapman, Amy Leibbrandt Photographs: Dave Southwood, Warwick Preddy

School in informal settlement a shining light for community Funded by a non-profit run by a prominent building-supplies company in South Africa, this four- classroom primary school in Mayfair West serves students from the nearby Slovo Park informal settlement in Johannesburg and acts as glowing beacon for the community.

T he 480 m 2 Salvazione Christian School, designed by Local Studio, is situated down the road from Salvazione’s main school, a church building that had housed pre-kindergarten through grade seven. The new development accommodates the younger grades, allowing more space for the upper grades, which remain in the original building. The two classrooms on the top floor benefit from the spaciousness provided by the arched ceiling, making the most out of the school’s small footprint. The façade – a lattice of clear, glazed, and insulated yellow panels that tempers transparency

with privacy – and its double-vaulted rolled-zinc roof lend the building a welcoming appearance. The transparency of the building allows the internal light to filter through to the surrounding streets, almost acting as a beacon of hope for the community. The upstairs classrooms are illuminated by three extended linears which are suspended from the arched ceilings, while the classrooms and the public areas on the ground floor feature interspersed recessed ceiling mounted panels. Lighting was chosen for the project – as with much of the rest of the materials – to be cost effective, resilient, long-lasting and as

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LiD Q4 - 2021