In this gallery you can find out more about the buildings that make the Druk Padma Karpo School so special.
Nursery & Infant Courtyard – World Architecture award for Best Green Building in the world, 2002|Nursery & Infant Courtyard – World Architecture award for Best Green Building in the world, 2002Nursery classroom with butterfly roof|Nursery classroom with butterfly roofSoutheast facing classroom to catch the early morning sunlight|Southeast facing classroom to catch the early morning sunlightConstructing composting bays for a VIP latrine|Constructing composting bays for a VIP latrineSouth-facing residences, with anti-seismic cross-bracing and trombe walls|South-facing residences, with anti-seismic cross-bracing and trombe wallsTrombe walls that absorb the sun's energy during the daytime to warm the dormitories at night|Trombe walls that absorb the sun's energy during the daytime to warm the dormitories at nightHorizontal and vertical anti-seismic cross-bracing, with summer flowers|Horizontal and vertical anti-seismic cross-bracing, with summer flowersPhotovoltaic panels to generate electricity from sunlight, commissioned October 2008|Photovoltaic panels to generate electricity from sunlight, commissioned October 2008Inverters in the energy centre|Inverters in the energy centreSolar water heater (Left) and VIP latrine (right)|Solar water heater (Left) and VIP latrine (right)Local sone used for consruction comes from the mountain in background|Local sone used for consruction comes from the mountain in backgroundClassroom with local poplar, willow and mud roof|Classroom with local poplar, willow and mud roofUse of clerestorey to enhance lighting|Use of clerestorey to enhance lightingResident Architect Jake Armitage with Construction Manager Sonam Wangdus|Resident Architect Jake Armitage with Construction Manager Sonam Wangdus2-storey Junior block; early stage planting of fruit tree saplings in courtyard|2-storey Junior block; early stage planting of fruit tree saplings in courtyardPoplar and willow roof|Poplar and willow roofTrombe wall under construction|Trombe wall under constructionVIP latrine under construction with metal cladding being painted black to absorb heat and cause fumes to rise|VIP latrine under construction with metal cladding being painted black to absorb heat and cause fumes to rise
