https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2160 en-us Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11393 Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11393-gohar-khatoon-girls-school-by-robert-hull-with-elizabeth-golden Gohar Khatoon Girls' School The concrete-frame and brick building faces a sports field to the south and landscaped grounds to the north. Glazed stairwells, or “sunspaces,” warm the interior and circulate breezes when the doors are opened. Operable windows, rimmed in colors inspired by the city’s Blue Mosque, are deeply set, to shade classrooms. Photo © Nic Lehoux Gohar Khatoon Girls' School The concrete-frame and brick building faces a sports field to the south and landscaped grounds to the north. Glazed stairwells, or “sunspaces,” warm the interior and circulate breezes when the doors are opened. Operable windows, rimmed in colors inspired by the city’s Blue Mosque, are deeply set, to shade classrooms. Photo © Nic Lehoux Gohar Khatoon Girls' School The campus provides a calm oasis with shade trees and a central groundwater well for drinking. Photo © Nic Lehoux Gohar Khatoon Girls' School The restroom has a separate hand-washing station screened by an openwork brick wall. Freshwater for plumbing is fed from a rooftop tank; wastewater is treated in an adjacent autonomous biological system and reused for irrigation. Photo © Nic Lehoux Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Stairwells feature murals by Afghan women, winners of a national competition, and traditional poplar ceilings. Photo © Nic Lehoux Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Brick screens and windows carry warm and cool air into classrooms. Photo © Nic Lehoux Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Operable transoms at the top of each volume and doorways between them maximize airflow. Photo © Nic Lehoux Gohar Khatoon Girls' School The artists of the murals visit the construction site. Photo © Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Mural installation. Photo © Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Mural installation. Photo © Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Mural installation. Photo © Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Mural installation. Photo © Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Brick vent detail. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary   Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Concrete columns. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary  Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Desk fabrication. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary   Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Existing school demolition. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary  Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Facade brickwork. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary  Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Facade construction. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary   Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Handcrafted windows. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary   Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Interior masonry. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary  Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Steel framework fabrication. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary   Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Excavating the well. Photo ©  Sahar / Farkhonda Rajaby and Airokhsh Faiz Qaisary   Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Ground-level plan Image © R. Hull + UW Gohar Khatoon Girls' School Section A - A Image © R. Hull + UW