Noor-e-Mobin G2 Primary School, Semnan — 1st Place: Public Buildings

1st Place: Noor-e-Mobin G2 Primary School, Semnan Location: Semnan, Koohsar Boulevard Client: Noor-e-Mobin Charitable Foundation / Design associates: Farhad Sharifian, Mehdi Sharifian / Supervision: Mohammadreza Masoudi / Structure: Bijan Farhoudi / Mechanical: Abouzar Ghorbani / Construction: Hamed Momeni / Photo: Did Studio / Built area: 280 sqm / Site area: 1,000 sqm Davar Rezaei The Noor-e-Mobin Primary School in Semnan was designed with the goal of creating a different kind of educational space. By drawing on the indigenous architectural elements of Semnan and combining them with contemporary educational needs, the designer has created a dynamic and inspiring space for children. The school building, with its central courtyard and classrooms opening onto outdoor spaces, enables learning in open air. The use of brick as the primary facade material, with diverse geometric patterns, ensures the building's harmony with Semnan's urban fabric while simultaneously creating an independent and distinctive identity for the school. Intermediate spaces, ramps, and staircases leading to usable rooftops provide students with diverse movement paths and create a rich, multi-layered spatial experience at a child's scale.