Design of a SOS Children’s Villages Shylet

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1.1 Introduction

After the war of
independence, when the number of orphan children in a sharp rate, there was a
necessity to take action for the destitute children, till now this need has
been remaining in an increasing rate for the lack of proper social and national
consciousness. SOS children’s villages act as an independent non-governmental
social development organization in Bangladesh has taken steps to help.

For the need to
survive in modern society, optimum environment for safe living is a
prerequisite. In adverse environment the proper development of human qualities
become difficult, especially in the case of children. Before and during
education, a child needs a favorable environment where he or she should be
grown up in his or her home safely.

1.2 Comprehensive Concept

The concept
providing of facile living of orphan children through an institution has been
established many years ago. The basic philosophies behind establishment of
these institutions have a sense of charity. Promoted by religious and
humanitarian feelings for orphan and destitute children who have none to look
after as a consequences this institutions have been established primarily for
meeting basic physical needs of the children, food, shelter, cloths, education
etc. But the emotional physically and social are not taken into consideration
the children living in this institutions lead some what regimental life where
family environment in totally absent. So they physically well but most of them can’t
be sound, healthy in their psychological

 1. Emotional

 2. Mental

3. Social development.

This has caused a
serious problem in rehabilitating these children in the society when they
finish their term in these institutions at age of 18 years. So it is our responsibly
to provide these ill-fated children with a chance to go up a psychologically
and physically sound and healthy citizen. Because living these child-as they
are in a crime and negligence of duty on our part also and ignorance of the fact
that they can be converted into a potential work-force of the country. The
principles behind SOS children’s villages have influenced the way people work
with orphan and abundant children around the world, the institution respect
varying culture and religious and work in countries and communities when they
can contribute to the overall development.

The strong and
dear educators, psychological principles underlying SOS children’s villages’
idea encourage the free development of every Childs personality and talent by
providing

-Love, Security, Continuity in the SOS families.

-Sound, Schooling and training local school/collage.

-Encouragement in community living.

-A wide variety of facilities for extra curriculum and recreational activities
and hobbies.

Social welfare
department runs 95 orphanages (Capacity 1200) and some baby homes (Capacity
500) and destitute children’s rehabilitation. The government recently comes to
a conclusion that all government orphanages should be operated according to the
concept of SOS children’s villages’.

1.3 Location of the site

Mouja – Ataullah

Upazila – Balaganj

Thana – Sylhet shadar

District – Sylhet

Area: 5 acres

Client: SOS Children’s villages, Bangladesh.

2.1 Project in the national context

The project is related to the socio-economic
phenomenon of the country. It is actually a return to the original system of
joined and extended family which prevailed years ago, where the orphans have a
chance of sharing and companionship of a real family.

In Bangladesh very little work has been done for the destitute children
following modern concept and technology. So an architect can play a vital role
in realizing the socio-economic objectives of the country by providing the
appropriate design from aesthetical and functional point of view.

2.2 Project aim

The aim of the
project is to make these orphans self-dependent, mentally healthy, economically
self-sufficient in their after years, so in practical life they won’t be
challenged with anything that they can’t take, to teach them not to be defeated
or lost. Thus the organization helps them to become national resource for the
country.

In this project
the challenge is to create an environment that can enlighten the children where
they will grow during laming, playing, working, even when they are just little
kids.

3.1 The city of Sylhet

Sylhet town is located on the north
eastern part of Bangladesh about 42 km from the Indian border along the river
Surma and Kushiara. It serves as a district and divisional headquarters and the
region of north Comilla and part of Mymensing. It is the center for tea and the
regional distribution center for goods and services for all the districts in
its vicinity. Sylhet town is well connected by roads and highways, train and
air to major districts and towns. The river transport is still locally
significant. The rivers innumerable ponds, dig his, hoarse and the
catchments-basins for surface runoffs.

The general topography of Sylhet town is with a height varying from 26.0’
to 60.0’ above sea level. To the north of the town there are numerous isolated
hillocks or tiles.

Area:

 – The area of
Sylhet town is 9 sq. miles[1]

– Sylhet municipal area
is 3.5 sq. miles[2]

Land use and built-up area:

–
Area having
structure whither pucca, semi-pucca or kutcha have been classified as built-up.
In urban Sylhet built-up areas comprise of two third of the total area.

Structure:

About 43% of the structures in Syhlet are pucca, 42% semi-pucca, while
the rest are kutcha. Multi-storied buildings are few and scattered with
concentration in the core area. Syhlet has, within its urban limits a number of
structures of architectural significance. The M.C. college hostel, medical
college hostel and many other lesser structures in Syhlet are a testimony to
their elegance and beauty. They are a part of the national heritage—a link with
past. Future plans take cognizance of them.

Map-3.1 (Sylhet city map) [3]

3.1.1 Population

Sylhet is one of the largest towns in Bangladesh with
a population of 160,000 in 1981

 Census.

Table 3.1.1 Population growth trend of Sylhet municipal Area: [4]

3.1.2 Road System

There is four
stretches of main paved pucca roads maintained by roads and highways. Major
roads stretch east-west while the secondary and minor roads are mostly
north-south. Expect the major roads; all other roads are minted by the
municipality.

Table 3.1.2 Vehicles registered in
Sylhet town[5]

3.2 SOS-children’s village at a
glance

SOS-children’s
village in Bangladesh is the member organization of SOS-KINDERDRF
INTERNATIONAL, the largest private child welfare organization, working in 132
countries around the world. Professor Hermann Gmeiner, founder of SOS-KINDERDRF
INTERNATIONAL, visited Bangladesh in 1972 immediately after the war of
liberation with Mr. Helmut Kutin, present president of the SOS-KDI with the
proposal of established SOS children’s villages in Bangladesh.

SOS-KDI started
functioning in Bangladesh form 1972 under and arrangement with the LABOUR and
SOCIAL WELFARE ministry of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

  3.3 Roots

The first SOS
children’s village was founded by Hermann Gmeiner in 1949 in Imst, Austria. He
was committed to help children in need – children who had lost their homes,
their security and their families as a result of the Second World War. Since
then it has grown to help children and become a symbol of peace and better
future for children.

3.4 Vision: What we want for the
world’s children[6]

Every child
belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security.

3.5 Mission: What we do[7]

SOS-KDI build
families for children in need help them, shape their own futures and share in
the development of their communities.

3.6
Philosophy[8]

With the SOS-children’s
village concept, the organization pioneered a family to the long-term care of
orphaned and abounded children. This concept is based on 4 principles:

3.6.1 The Mother 🙁 Each child has a
caring parent)

The SOS mother
builds a close relationship with every child entrusted to her and provides the
security, love and stability that each child needs. As a child care
professional, she lives together with her children, guides their development
and runs her house hold independently. She recognizes and respects each child’s
family background, cultural roots and religion.

3.6.2 Brothers and Sisters:  (Family ties grow naturally)

Boys and girls of
different ages live together as brothers and sisters, natural brothers and
sisters always staying within the same SOS family. These children and their SOS
mother build emotional ties that last a lifetime.

3.6.3 The House: (Each family creates
its own home)

The house is the
family’s home, with its own unique feeling, rhythm and routine. Under its roof,
children enjoy a real sense of security and belonging. Children grow and learn
together, sharing responsibilities and all the joys and sorrow of daily life. With
individual kitchen, living space and households the house is run by mother
independently under the guidance and help of the village director, who is the
father figure for the children.

3.6.4 The Village: (The SOS family is
a part of the community)

SOS families live
together, forming a supportive village environment where children enjoy a happy
childhood. The families share experience and offer one another helping hand.
They also live as integrated and contributing members of the local community.
Though his or her family, village and community, each child learns to participate
actively in society. The village has several houses, its own community center,
elementary school and other facilities.

3.7 Villages of peace

The basis of life
in the community of SOS children’s villages is peaceful co-existence beyond all
distinctions of ethic, cultural or religious affiliation. In many case SOS
children’s villages are veritable melting pots for different ethnic groups and
creeds.

In every family
house, the calls for tolerance and solidarity are present and followed in the
various facets of everyday life. The peaceful village community in tam has a
model function for the neighborhood. A child who knows peace today will be in a
position to bring peace to others tomorrow. That constitutes a “multiplier
effect for good” that is characteristic of the educational effort of SOS
children’s villages.

SOS children’s village
also provides active neighborhood assistance. This includes a whole range of
ancillary facilities such as kindergartens, schools, vocational training
centers, counseling centers and clinics, mostly targeted at the needs of the
young people and families living in the vicinity of the SOS children’s
villages. In this way SOS children’s villages help to improve the situation of
what is often a large impoverished part of the local population. The most
important person for the children’s personal development on the road of
self-reliance is their SOS mother. She builds an emotional bond with each child
entrusted to her care and provides the security they need. The house is the
family’s home with its own unique feeling, rhythm and routine. Under its roof,
children enjoy a real sense of security and belonging. Children grow and learn
together, sharing responsibilities and the joys and sorrows of daily life.
Every SOS children’s village offers a permanent home in a family- style
environment to children.

 The SOS children’s villages are an integral
part of the community in its location, design and every aspect. SOS families
are grouped together, enabling them to share experience and offer one another a
helping hand. Within this supportive environment children loam to trust and believed
in others and themselves.

All SOS Hermann
Gmeiner Schools – often regretted as model school in the country of their
location- are state recognized and teach according to the applicable national
curricula. Cultural features are taken into account. A maximum of between 30
and 40 pupils per classroom are taught by well-qualified teachers, almost
exclusively local personal. The school buildings, frequently arranged in
compact smaller units and characterized by elements of regional architecture,
are solid constructions that will provide suitable facilities for as many
generations of school children as possible.

4.3 Location map

Map 4.3.1(Balaganj
upazila) [9]

Map 4.3.2 (Dayamir Bazaar in relation to
Sylhet Sodor)[10]

4.4 Site photographs

 (In terms of orientation)

Site
attributes

		Fig 4.4.10
				Telecommunication tower opposite of the site

4.5 Site forces and surrounding

4.5.1. Topography

The site is almost
plain land, lower than the road level and low paddy fields around the site.

4.5.2. Vegetation

Little amount of
vegetation surrounding the site.

 4.5.3. Approaches

There is one road
at the east side of the site. This is coming from Dhaka-Sylhet highway. The
site is 5 km far from highway road.

Fig
4.5.3.1Dhaka-Sylhet high way Fig
4.5.3.2 the road east side of the site

Fig: 4.5.3.3 Entry of the site   Fig:
4.5.3.4 Road towards the site

4.5.4. Noise

The site is
located in the sub urban area. So the site is apparently free from noise.

4.6 Climate

The principle
elements of climate are rainfall and humidity, wind, sun insulation and
atmospheric temperature. The Sylhet town is the tropical belt and therefore, it
is under the influence of tropical monsoon climate. There are three predominant
seasons,

1.
Summer (mid-March to the end of June)

2.
Winter (mid-October to mid-March)

3.
Monsoon (July to mid-October)

4.6.1. Temperature

The main
temperature is 82° F. in summer and
67° in the winter. The highest
temperature in summer and the lowest temperature is winter.

Temperature, Humidity and Cloudiness[11]

4.6.2. Wind

During winter
south wind speed is highest. Winter wind direction is quite variable
but north-east winds are predominant south- east to south-west winds are
prevalent during

Monsoon. This
climate condition should be considered for the design.

4.6.3. Sun

The sun is one of
the major climatic considerations, especially in summer. During This period, the
sun rays are very undesirable covering an angle from east to south -west.
During the winter months the sun remains at a comparatively low altitude.

This gives an
opportunity invite the pleasant winter sun inside covered space.

4.6.4. Rainfall

Rain in our
country is the unpredictable climate feature, it some times continuous for
days. It can be sudden with heavy wind. The main object of rain protection in a
building is to prevent it from coming inside.
Sylhet city is located at the north-
east region. The rain fall of this region is more then high then the
other districts June to September.

4.6.5. Climate and effects

4.6.5.1 Winter

Middle of October
to middle of March.

Climatic data:[12]

1.
Temperature range (daily): 64.9-83.7
F.

2.
Relative humidity  : 75.8%

3.
Day length : 11.25 hours

4.
Sunshine hours per day   : 9.34 hours

5.
Wind speed range   : 0.4-1.6 m.p.h.

6.
Monthly rainfall   : 1.5 inches

Natural effects:

1.
Considerable fall in temperature.

2.
Normal wind speed comparatively low.

3.
Wind form north.

4.
Rainfall negligible.

5.
Cyclones.

6.
Maximum sunshine hours per day.

7.
Low cloud coverage.

8.
Trees shed leaves.

Design factors:

1.
Best time of construction works.

2.
Protection from north winds.

3.
Through ventilation unpleasant
because of draught.

4.
Minimum protection needed from rain,
verandahs, garden, rooms etc. can be extensively used during this season.

5.
Sub-soil water goes down, land is dry
and dusty.

4.6.5.2 Summer

Middle of March up
to the end of June.

Climatic data:[13]

Temperature range
(daily): 76.5-95.7 F.

1.
Relative humidity   : 82.8%

2.
Day length : 13.00 hours

3.
Sunshine hours per day   : 8.14 hours

4.
Wind speed range   : 0.9-2.6m.p.h.

5.
Monthly rainfall   : 7.0 inches

Natural effects:

1.
Highest temperature of the year.

2.
Maximum-Normal wind speed.

3.
Season starts with nor-western, dust
storms and hail storms.

4.
Wind changes direction from North to
south at the beginning of the season.

5.
Relative humidity very high.

Design factors:

1.
Sun travels cooperatively high in the
city.

2.
Protection from sun, south over-hang
needed approximately one-third of the height of opening.

3.
Intense sun isolation of west wall
and roof.

4.
Maximum opening on north and south
wall for through ventilation.

4.6.5.3 Monsoon

Beginning of July
to middle of October.

Climatic Data:[14]

1.
Temperature range (daily): 78.3-87.7
F.

2.
Relative humidity   : 88%

3.
Day length : 12.89 hours

4.
Sunshine hours per day   : 5.86 hours

5.
Wind speed range  : 1.5-1.9 m.p.h.

6.
Monthly rainfall   : 11.5 inches

Natural effects:

1.
Temperature quite high.

2.
Wind speed moderate.

3.
Wind from south.

4.
Continuous rainfall for days.

5.
Cyclonic storms.

6.
Flood.

7.
Highest relative humidity.

8.
Intense growth of ventilation and
fungus.

Design factors:

1.
Maximum ventilation is required
during this period.

2.
Maximum protection needed against
rains.

3.
Adequate drainage facilities for
storm water required.

4.6.6. Planning Responses

For shading devices

The types of
shading devices used depends on the various requirements need to reduce heat,
to maintain adequate ventilation, the effect of the device on internal
lighting, etc. A comparative analysis of these devices is given in the
following table.

Comparative analysis of shading
devices:[15]

Local example

6.1.1 SOS Children’s village,
Gollamari Khulana

Owner: SOS
Children’s villages international

Architect: Khadem Ali and Uttam K Saha

Consultant: Consecrates ltd. ahs rahaman (project coordinator)

Covered area: 8 acres

Period of construction: October 1982 to September 1986

This was the third
SOS Children Village established in Bangladesh. The total built area is 22,255
sq.ft. The Architect attempt to build almost totally with locally available
materials. But due to the negligence of the contractor and the obstinacy of the
client, all building materials, except the clay tiles of the roof had to be
transported from Dhaka, or imported from abroad.

Fig: 6.1.1.1 SOS village Khulna

1.
Family House

2.
Director/ Asset. Director’s House

3.
Co-workers Home

4.
Aunt’s and Guest Room

5.
Administrative Block

6.
Workshop and Garage

Fig: 6.1.1.1 Site plan of SOS village Khulna

Here the major functions are:

1.
Family House

2.
Administrative Block

3.
Aunt’s and Guest House

4.
Cottage

5.
Social center

6.
Directors House

Family House:

The village is arranged in groups of family houses. But the houses stand
back-to-front and the cohesiveness of the group is therefore somewhat lost.
There are four clusters of family houses (Para) in the village. The family
houses are clustered in four numbers which create one Para. There are 16 family
houses.

All single unit structures are built like a residence.

Structure:

Load bearing wall structure. 5” exposed brick wall.

Roof:

Pitched roof used
here. Double roof used here for control the temperature of the family house. 4”
concrete roof used here. The pitch roof derived it’s from the chowchalla of the
rural huts of the Bengal.

Ventilation:

–
Cross ventilation.

–
Mechanical ventilation also used
here.

Administrative Block:

The administrative
block is located near the entry of the site.

Aunts and Guest House:

Cottage:

Cottage which includes guest houses and study corner is located end of
the village.

Social center:

–
Social center is located near the
administrative block.

–
Here SOS trained general village
women.

–
SOS also gives clinic system to
general people.

Director House:

Fig: 6.1.1.14

The directors’ house is located deep in the interior
of the residential zone, giving him a commanding view of the whole residential
zone.

Hermann Gmeiner School:

SOS Hermann
Gmeiner School Khulna has been established in the year 1987.

The SOS
international prepared a new for the care of parentless and abandoned
children’s. The SOS international gives them mother, brother and sisters and
home and also community protection.

6.1.2 SOS Children’s village,
Rajshahi

Owner: SOS
Children’s villages international.

Architect: Khadem Ali.

Covered area: 5 acres.

Period of construction: 1979

Location: Terokhadia.

The SOS
Children’s village at Rajshahi is based on SOS group concept which is family
base long time care. This children village is arranged in groups of family
houses. It is a village for orphan children in the society through proper
education and training. The village is an orphanage with a difference.  It endeavors to provide orphaned and
abandoned children with family substitute and conditions as similar children
with family substitute and nature of normal house.

	F ig: 6.1.2.1 Plan of SOS village at Rajshahi

Fig: 6.1.2.4 Elevation B

T.

Library

Doctor’s rm.

Nursing

Store

Main entry

Family house:

There are three
clusters of family houses (Para) in the village. The family houses are
clustered in five numbers which create one Para. There are 15 family houses.
The whole village is built as village concept. Here is 15 family house in which
150 children’s live.

Structure:

R.C.C. frame
structure, 5”exposed brick wall.

Roof:

Pitched roof used
here. Double roof used for control the temperature of the family house. 4”
concrete roof used here.

Ventilation:

Cross ventilation, mechanical ventilation also used
here.

Community house and cottage:

Community house
and cottage is includes guest house, aunts house and study corner is located in
between two clusters of family houses.

Administrative Block:

Administrative
block is located near the entry of the site.

Social Center:

–
Social
center is located near the administrative block.

–
SOS trained general village women.

–
SOS also gives clinic system to
general people.

Multipurpose Hall:

–
Multipurpose
hall is located in the center of the village.

–
Multipurpose hall use as kindergartens students.

Economic:

The village of SOS
at Rajshahi is not a tropical orphanage; single unit (family house) is built
like a residence. So the cost is more than barrack type hostel building. But
this single unit is built for homely environment.

Other Information:

The SOS
international prepared a new for the care of parentless and abandoned
children’s. The SOS international gives them mother, brother and sisters and
home and also community protection.

6.1.3 SOS Children’s village, Bogra

Architect: Rajul Hasan

Covered Area: 5 Acres

Location: Bogra

Design Criteria:

–
Central courtyard surrounded by 10
family houses.

–
Admin Block, School, Collage and
Social center located near the entry.

–
Community house, Guest and aunts
rooms and multipurpose hall located beside the admin block.

–
Director house, Youth hostel and
staff quarter at the rear side.

Style:

–
5 acres site on 2 levels.

–
Natural contours used to create
landscape at different levels.

–
Steps are for sitting by mothers and
children’s enhances community bonding.

Hierarchy of open space:

–
Courtyard connected all houses, a
view of open space.

–
Gathering spaces for formal and
informal chats> community spaces.

–
Individual playground>sports.

–
Public square>courtyard.

Maintain scale:

–
One or two storied building to have
intimate and domestic scale.

–
Pitched roof to scale down heights

–
Green created in different layers for
children’s scale.

Circulation:

–
Pathways connect all functions.

–
Whole village is pedestrian’s

–
Different level of walkways- Breaks
monotony

– Changes vision

– Defines individual spaces

Climatic aspects:

–
Better wind flow.

–
Orientation is considered.

–
Cross ventilation and natural light.

–
Using brick to reduce cost.

–
Load bearing walls as structural
system.

6.1.4 SOS Children’s village,
Chittangong

Architects: CAPE

Intimates: 120

Houses: 12

Period of construction: 1989

Covered area: 1.5 hectares

Location: Chittangong

Design
Criteria:

– Arranged in group of family houses.

– Family
houses are clustered in 4.

– Admin.,
Primary School and Social Center located near the  entry.

– 3 clusters
of family houses.

– Community
house, Guest and aunt’s house and multipurpose hall located behind primary
school.

– Staff
quarter at the rear side.

– Doctors
house at deep inside of residential zone.

Style:

–
Follows group concept

–
Whole village is built in village
concept.

–
Family as the unit-close to nature.

–
Intimate and domestic, homely
environment.

–
Family house > Neighborhood >
Community.

6.1.5 Sir Salimullah Muslims
Orphanage, Azimpur, Dhaka.

Founder: Sir Salimullah, late Nawab of Dhaka, 1909.

Intimate: Boys-202, Girls-212

This is one of the
oldest orphanages of the country founded by Sir Salimullah the late

Nawab of Dhaka at
his own residence in Dhaka in 1909. It is one of the most unplanned orphanages
which have not been designed by professional Architect or Engineer. The
facilities sprang up with the passage of time, through the donation and charities;
therefore the growth is totally haphazard.

Design criteria:

–
A major public road divides the
orphanage into 2 segments.

–
One provides boys accommodation and
facilities another is for girls.

–
Original complex has admin, a mosque,
girls dorm, dining, kitchen, girls school (from class 1 to 8), staff quarter.

–
Extension part has boy’s dorm,
kitchen, boy’s school, common TV room, training shed transferred to god own and
factory.

–
Shops on the front, having an
interface with the street and community, for earning for the orphanage.

Girl’s dormitory unhygienic condition
of living:

Boy’s dormitory unhygienic condition
of living:

6.2 Example
from Abroad

6.2.1 SOS Children’s Village, Bawana,
Delhi

Architect: Benninger, Gorecha S’Malecha

Houses: 15

Location Map:

Map 6.2.1.3
(location map of Bawana) [16]

Spatial Configuration:

–
Derive from the traditional north
Indian village with each housing its own courtyard and five houses clustering
around a larger court.

–
All the courtyards lead into the main
court through which pass the two main pedestrian roads of the village.

–
One roads leads through the court up
to the water tank, garden and then down to the – library

– Clinic
and

 – Village leader’s house

–  The other street beings at the
village entrance where the community hall is located moves on through the court
and then back to the vocational school and service areas of the village.

Materials:

–
Brick vaults used as a structuring
element.

–
Span determine by local manufacturing
capability.

6.2.2 SOS Village, Fadabad

Architect: Kiri Associates

Covered area: 6878 sqm

Completion: 1987

Cost: 1, 10,
00,000 RS.

Site: 2.8
hectare

Design concept: Down to earth scale which has kept the built profile within one to two
stories with landscape outdoor  spaces.

Spatial Configuration:

–
Entry to the complex is from west to
the left is Mothers training institute and model children’s village.

–
From the main circulation passage an
open pathway leads to the green areas clustered around the children’s homes.
Each house accommodates 10 children’s and one mother.

–
The youth village is a cluster of 6
homes grouped around a large green space that stretches up to the recreation
and mess facilities block. Each home provides accommodation for 16 youth with a
large open terrace at the first floor level.

Built Form:

–
Pyramidal roof used to enclosed large
airspace for thermal low fort.

–
The school is systematically laid out
on a C shaped plan.

7.1 PROGRAMME

Program outline:

a)
SOS Children’s village requirements:

– 14 family house to
accommodate 140 orphaned children’s.

– Complex: Office
building

– SOS director,
Assistant director, Youth educator, Social worker, Night guards for stuff quarter, Garage for
cars.

– Community house.

– Pay field and other
facilities.

b) SOS Social center requirement:

– Day care center for
poor working mothers living in the vicinity.

– SOS Kindergarten for
poor children’s.

– Free prevent and
curative treatment for poor children’s and their mothers.

– Skill training program
for poor mothers

– Family strengthening
program.

A. Office block:

1. 1. Director room: 252sft
   2. Conference room:  288sft
   3. Officers room: 252sft
   4. Lobby, lounge, waiting,
      reception:  200sft
   5. Display corner: 50sft
   6. Tea corner: 20sft
   7. Store:
      20sft
   8. Toilets: 184sft

Total Area:   1066sft

B.
Social centre:

Clinic:

1. Waiting room:   418sft

2. Doctors room: 160sft (2)

3. Toilets:   114sft

Total Area: 852sft

Day care centre:

1. Children’s room: 1028sft

2. Kitchen and store:  100sft

3. Dinning: 600sft

4. Toilets: 132sft

Total
Area: 1860sft

Skill training centre:

1. Sewing room: 1900sft (501 person)

2. Store: 200sft

3.. Toilets: 100sft

Total Area: 2200sft

Total Area For Social Centre: 4912 sft

3. Aunties house(2):
   1. Bed  room(2): 576sft
   2. Toilets:   114sft

Total Area:   690sft

  D.  Primary school:

1 Class room: 3840sft

2. Office room: 384sft

3. 3. Headmaster room: 224sft
   4. Teachers room :  262sft
   5. Toilets: 328sft

6. Verandah: 1520sft

Total Area: 6548sft

E. Secondary school:

1. Class room:
3840sft

2. Office room: 384sft

3. Principal room:  250sft

4. vice principal room:   280sft

5. Teachers room: 262sft

6. Toilets:
328sft

7. Verandah: 520sft

8. Library:  2100sft

Total Area:   8664sft

F. Multipurpose hall:

1. Main hall:
3672sft

2. Green room:  600sft

3. Stage:
1000sft

4. Store:
100sft

5. Toilets:  300sft

Total Area:   5672sft

G. Cafeteria: 1500sft

8.  Co workers residence:(2)

1. Bed room:
144sft

2. Living and dining: 216sft

3. Kitchen:
80sft

3.
Toilets: 54sft

Total Area: 494sft

I. Asst.director’s residense:(2)

1. Bed room (2):
520sft

2. Living:
200sft

3. Dinning:
120sft

4. Kitchen:   100sft

5.  Toilets: 84sft

Total Area: 1024sft

J.   Director’s
residence:

1. Bed room (2):
552sft

2. Living:
288sft

3. Dinning:
160sft

4. Kitchen:
100sft

5. Toilets:
84sft

Total Area: 1184sft

K.
Family house:

1. Bed room:
671sft

2. Mothers bed:
176sft

3. Living:
110sft

4. Dinning:
132sft

5. Study:
176sft

6. Kitchen:
99sft

7. Toilets:
132sft

8. Verandah:
142sft

No of Family House:   14

Total
Area: 24570sft

[1] www.Banglapedia in Bengali .com

[2] Do

[3] Map
collected form- SOS head office, Shamoli, Dhaka,
2009

[4] Dissertation paper by sonali, Department of ARCH.
BUET, 2007, page 09

[5] Dissertation paper by sonali, Department of ARCH. BUET,
2007, page 10

[6] www.soschildrensvillages.org

[7] Do

[8] Do

[9] http//banglapedia.search.com.bd/Ht/sylhet

[10]
www.bdwebguide.com

[11] Metrological office Sylhet year 2009

[12] Metrological office Sylhet year 2009

[13] Metrological office Sylhet year 2009

[14] Metrological office Sylhet year 2009

[15] Tropical Architecture by C.P.Kukreja page 89

[16] http///www.sos-children
village.org