ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/882317/tanpo-solar-school-csomas-room-foundation Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:00:00 +0000 Daniel Tapia https://www.archdaily.com/882317/tanpo-solar-school-csomas-room-foundation The project was requested by Tanpo village community, in the remote valley of Zanskar river in Ladakh, the Indian Himalayas. The main architectural challenge was to provide a viable environment without burning fossil fuel in the Himalayan winter, for education purposes. Probably due to the small percentage of the ladakhi population inside India, no Ladakh-specific school standard plan has been developed for the region, the same buildings are being built like on lower altitude areas of Jammu&Kashmir. These buildings, lacking heating and insulation, are not suitable for winter use at 3800 meters altitude above sea level. Thus the Himalayan region suffers from a forced winter break lasting 3 months.

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