Sra Pou Vocational School: A Study of Color, Material, and Ventilation

By looking at the Sra Pou vocational school our group really started to understand the relationship between color and texture in architecture in rural societies in the world today.While looking at this precedent we saw different aspects of the school that we could take into consideration when starting our designs for Haiti.

Color was what really drew us in to the project. Adding color to the housing and commercial areas would intice prospective resedents.

Materials were also another important factor in the Sra Pou school. All materials that the used for the school were indigenous to the area, a great alternative to importing materials or just using CMU.

Natural Ventilation is important to buildings in Haiti due to the lack of electricity. The Sra Pou school elegantly accomplishes this by allowing spaces in the red brick on parallel walls to allow a cross wind to flow across the space.

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Nice mixing of color.
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