Case Study On Vatsalya Trust Orphanage

CASE STUDY 2 – SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE, AQABA, JORDAN.
LOCATION-
15, Aqaba, Jordan.
ARCHITECT- Jafar Tukan
and Partners.
AREA- 20,000 sq.mt.
COMPLETED- 1991.
INTRODUCTION-
The complex comprises eight family houses, a staff house, an administration
building, a guest house and the village director’s residence; all are planned around
a village square and connected via pedestrian paths, gardens and alleyways.
Vaulted archways lead to shaded courts, while gardens surround the buildings
both within and on the edge of the village. On the southern border of the site,
close to the main road, are located facilities that are shared with the local
community, namely a kindergarten, a supermarket, a pharmacy and a sports hall.
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT-
The requirement was to provide a home for about one hundred children, housed
nine to a dwelling, who would be cared for by a dedicated mother in an urban
environment as close as possible to that of a natural family.
The concept is essentially simple but intensely human. The flat, 20,000 square
meter site was planned to contain eight house units in four clusters of two
houses.
SITE ZONING-
TYPICAL FAMILY HOUSES

STAFF ROOM
ADMIN
KINDERGARTEN
SERVICE BUILDING
SPORTS HALL
GATE HOUSE
Family houses each with three bedrooms, three

children in each; mother’s bedroom; two
bathrooms; living and dining room; kitchen with
store, and guest toilet.
Bedroom
Living Room
Kitchen
Store
KINDERGARTEN-
Multipurpose hall
Classroom
Principal
Store
Staff
Kindergarten with four

classrooms, everytwo
sharing a toilet and toy store;
the Principal’s office; two
stores; staff room; toilets
(male and female) and a
small outdoor play space /
theatre.
SERVICE BUILDINGS-
Service facilities
comprising a gatehouse,
an electrical room, toilet
facilities,several shops
for rent, and two
maintenance workshops.
Workshop
Electrical Room
Gate House
Shop
WORKSHOP GATE
SHOPPING ARCADE
SHOPPING ARCADE
OUTDOOR AREAS-
Outdoor Playgrounds,
Water Storage,
Adequate Parking,
Landscaped Areas and
room for possible future
expansion with more
family houses.
ADMOINISTRATION
BUILDING-
Administration building,
containing reception and
waiting area, two offices,
meeting room, toilet,
kitchenette, clinic and a
store.
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS-
Aqaba, Jordan’s outlet to the Red
Sea, is an arid winter resort with a
favorable climate from November
through April, when the temperatures
average between 16 and 22°C.
Between May and September it is
very hot and the temperature may
rise to 47°C. Although the
temperature in winter does drop to
8 or 9°C, heating facilities are not
required in the houses. Rain is very
rare.
LIGHTING-
Natural lighting is well provided for, but is
somewhat jeopardized by the degree of
shading required inside the houses for
climatic comfort. Sun control and shading
is extremely successful, and has been well
worked out in the design and planning
stages. The lighting problem is exacerbated
by the fact that in summer, in order to keep
the interiors shaded and cool, the children
cannot open the window shades. So they
can use artificial lighting.
VENTILATION-
Otherwise the ventilation was assessed as

very good, and there are sufficient light
wells. The wind-catchers designed by the
architect have proved to be a problem
when there is dust from desert winds. As
a result, the vents are kept shut at floor
level most of the time.
Despite the lack of air-conditioning the

temperature inside the houses of the
village was assessed as ‘much better than
other houses’. The dwellings enjoy good
thermal insulation.
MERITS-
• It created a very warm and sympathetic environment for the children.

• It revived a typically regional style of architecture environmentally
sensitive .e to climate conditions
• Use of local materials and building technology, ventilation.

• Material and color are in full harmony with hilly background of
Aqaba.
DEMERITS-
• The wind-catchers designed by the architect have proved to be a

problem when there is dust from desert winds.

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CASE STUDY 2 – SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE, AQABA, JORDAN.

TYPICAL FAMILY HOUSES

Family houses each with three bedrooms, three

Kindergarten with four

Otherwise the ventilation was assessed as

Despite the lack of air-conditioning the

• It created a very warm and sympathetic environment for the children.

• Use of local materials and building technology, ventilation.

• The wind-catchers designed by the architect have proved to be a

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