SOS VILLAGE

SOS VILLAGE SAGAR JHANGLANIROLL NO:19

Sos children's village is located in Raipur,madhya Pradesh

Raipur has atropical wet and dry climate From March to June, climate is extremely hot. The temperature in AprilMay sometimes rises above48 C(118F).

LocationClimatic conditionsSITE PLAN

14 family homes for up to 140 children The village director's house, co-worker accommodation, a house for the SOS aunts or Sos mothers and a community building. The children have a playground where they can have fun. There is an SOS Kindergarten, where up to 100 children can be taken care.Information about sos villageThe village design integrates nature. Respect for existence became an integral part of the design philosophy of the village as existing material and even debris were recycled in an attractive manner to create a viable living and working space. CONCEPTThe wooden rafters of the roof structure were reused as pergolas in the garden. The broken tiles were used as mosaic work for the toilet and built in seats

Children play room

The steel containers used to carry construction material, reincarnated as lights in landscape The SOS name and logo for this village came out of the discarded steel tanks. The existing trees lent a strong character to the site and preserving all of them.

Arial view of village

The structures are kept intentionally simple with the aim of using locally available materials - like stone, wood, and recycled materials and locally available construction Even fallen tree leaves were not left out and were integrated into simple cement floorings adding a bit of beauty to the stark.