Ningbo Tong Dizhou Experimental School

The project is located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. The site is composed of two plots: Plot 1#, which covers an area of 48,916sqm, is proposed to build a 48-class junior high school; Plot 2#, which covers an area of 44,511sqm, is proposed to build a 60-class primary school. The plot ratio for both plots is 0.9.

The project’s design faced two main challenges from the very beginning: First, the site is traversed by a subway depot access line, which imposed significant spatial constraints; Second, the two plots which are separated by a road need to share the public educational facilities.

To overcome these constraints while realizing cross-plot resource sharing, the design team creatively proposed the “Vibrant Valleys” concept, which integrated a sports-focused “Dynamic Valley” and a study-focused “Wisdom Valley”, forming a distinctive spatial paradigm that resolved site limitations and fostered functional synergy.