PRIMARY SCHOOL DESIGN PROJECT CREDIT 5
DESIGN STUDENT NUMBER= 200
PROGRAM FORMULATION
Spaces No. Area per pupil(m2) No. of pupil Total area(m2)
Classroom 10 2 20 400
Library 1 2.4 40 96
Computer lab 1 2.4 20 48
Science lab 1 4 20 80
Art room 1 2.7 20 54
Music room 1 2.4 20 48
Dance room 1 2 20 40
Total 766
ACADEMIC
ADMINISTRATIVE
Spaces No. Area per person No. of person Total Area
Principal Room 1 2 10 20
Teacher's Room 1 2.8 28 78.4
Admin office 1 1.5 15
Reception 1 1.25 20 25
Meeting room 1 2.4 50 120
Total 258.4
AUXILIARY
Spaces No Area per person No. of person Total Area
Canteen 1
Dining Area 1
Storage room 1
Guard room 2
Toilet >pupil
Toilet >teacher
Multipurpose hall
1. Academic Spaces
Space No. Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Total Area (m²)
Classroom 10 2 20 400
Library 1 2.4 40 96
Computer Lab 1 2.4 20 48
Science Lab 1 4 20 80
Art Room 1 2.7 20 54
Music Room 1 2.4 20 48
Dance Room 1 2 20 40
Subtotal Academic: 766 m²
2. Administrative Spaces
Space Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Total Area (m²) Standard Dimension (m × m)
Principal's Office — — 20 4.0 × 5.0
Staff Room — 25 50 5.0 × 10.0
Admin Office — 5 25 5.0 × 5.0
Health/Sick Bay — — 15 3.0 × 5.0
Meeting Room — 10 20 4.0 × 5.0
Reception/Waiting — 10 15 3.0 × 5.0
Record Storage — — 10 2.0 × 5.0
Examination Room — 5 staff 20 4.0 × 5.0
Subtotal Administrative: 175 m²
3. Ancillary & Support Spaces
Space Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Total Area (m²) Standard Dimension (m × m)
General Storage — — 20 4.0 × 5.0
Sports Equipment Storage — — 15 3.0 × 5.0
Maintenance Workshop — — 15 3.0 × 5.0
Security/Monitoring Room — — 10 2.5 × 4.0
Rainwater Harvesting — — 20 4.0 × 5.0
Indoor Play Facility — 30 60 6.0 × 10.0
Audio-Visual Room 2 20 40 5.0 × 8.0
Multi-Purpose Hall 1.5 200 300 15.0 × 20.0
Small Football Field — 10–14 540 30.0 × 18.0
Subtotal Ancillary/Support: 1,020 m²
4. Dining & Kitchen
Space Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Total Area (m²) Standard Dimension (m × m)
Dining Hall 1.1 50 55 5.0 × 11.0
Kitchen — — 24 4.0 × 6.0
Dining Storage — — 10 2.0 × 5.0
Subtotal Dining/Kitchen: 89 m²
5. Sanitary Facilities
Space Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Total Area (m²) Standard Room Size (m × m)
Boys' Toilets — 20 24 4 units @ 1.5 × 4.0
Girls' Toilets — 20 24 4 units @ 1.5 × 4.0
Boys' Urinals — 20 12 6 units @ 1.0 × 2.0
Disabled Toilets — — 16 2 units @ 2.0 × 4.0
Staff Toilets — — 16 4 units @ 1.0 × 4.0
Subtotal Sanitary: 92 m²
6. Community & Cultural
Space Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Total Area (m²) Standard Room Size (m × m)
Community Meeting Room — 20 20 4.0 × 5.0
Prayer/Meditation Room — 10 10 2.5 × 4.0
Parent Waiting Area — 10 10 2.0 × 5.0
Subtotal Community/Cultural: 40 m²
7. Recreation & Outdoor
Space Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Standard Size (m × m) Total Area (m²)
Main Playground — — 40 × 50 2,000
Basketball Court — — 28 × 15 420
Small Football Field — 10–14 30 × 18 540
Swimming Pool — — 12.5 × 8 100
Garden/Green Learning — — Various 800
Assembly Courtyard — — 15 × 20 300
Amphitheater — — 10 × 15 150
8. Parking & Circulation
Space Area per pupil (m²) Capacity Standard Size (m × m) Total Area (m²)
Car Parking — 80 2.5 × 5.0/space + aisles 2,000
Bicycle Parking — 40 2.0 × 1.5/space 60
Bus Drop-off Lane — 2 buses 3.5 × 18/bus 120
Circulation/walls — — Corridors 2.0–2.5 wide 30% of built-up
Built-Up Area Calculation
Academic: 766 m²
Administrative: 175 m²
Ancillary/Support: 1,020 m²
Dining/Kitchen: 89 m²
Sanitary: 92 m²
Community/Cultural: 40 m²
Subtotal (before circulation): 2,182 m²
Circulation (30%): 655 m²
Total Built-Up Area: 2,837 m²
Site Coverage Check
Site Area: ~8,953 m²
Total Built-Up Area: 2,837 m²
Ground Coverage= 31.7%
9. Key Nepalese & Local Byelaws for School Design (NBC 206, DOE, Dhulikhel)
Setbacks:
Minimum 3–5 m from all property boundaries
Minimum 6 m from road (front setback)
Ground Coverage:
Maximum 40% of total site area for buildings
Height:
Typically max 2–3 stories for primary schools (verify with municipality)
Seismic/Structural:
Design for seismic loads (NBC 105); importance factor 1.5 for schools
Use approved structural systems (RC frame with masonry infill, steel, etc.)
Minimum concrete strength: 16 MPa (columns, beams)
Minimum steel yield: 415 MPa (≥12 mm)
Accessibility:
Universal design: ramps, accessible toilets, tactile paving
All spaces, including outdoor, must be accessible
Parking:
1.5 spaces per staff, 20–30 visitor spaces, kitchen/service parking, bus drop-off separate from car parking
Fire & Safety:
Single controlled entry, perimeter fencing (min 1.8 m), fire alarm, extinguishers, hydrants
Separate pedestrian and vehicle/bus flows
Landscaping:
7–15% of site landscaped with indigenous species
Playfields must be grass or artificial turf
Other:
Secure boundary fencing
Main building on higher/central terrace for drainage and sun
Community use spaces (meeting hall, multipurpose hall)
Flexible, future-ready rooms (multi-use, reconfigurable)
Column6
Column6
Standard Dimension
(m × m)
6.0 × 6.7
8.0 × 12.0
6.0 × 8.0
8.0 × 10.0
6.0 × 9.0
6.0 × 8.0
5.0 × 8.0
Notes
Multi-sport, grass/turf
Standard size
5-a-side,
artificial/grass
4 lanes, 2 m wide,
0.9–1.2 m deep
Environmental
education
Outdoor events
Outdoor performance
Notes
25 m²/space incl.
aisles
Covered
Safe curb access
Estimate: 30% ×
(Academic+Admin+An
cillary+Dining+Sanitar
y+Community) = 30%
× 2,182 = 655 m²
