VALI ABAD KAJOOR school is need to be extend. Gozare Ordibehesht Charity in Shiraz provides clothes and books for the students of this village every year. Five years ago we joined them to color the only school of the village which has 3 small unappropriated classrooms. During that experience we had noticed that they need at least one multifunction classroom, and it is better to improve water supply and hygiene’s infrastructures too. After primitive negotiations with the management of the school, it is decided to add a classroom, and a semi open space at the yard. Then we had some other visits with the students and local people of the regions. Their origins are nomads. They raise livestock and according to different crisis like water crisis, they have a very hard life. They use cement blocks to build their houses, but most of them keep their black tents for special ceremonies. We are trying to design an appropriate classroom with available materials and in cooperation with local people, in order to encourage them to use these materials and improve problem-solving spirit among hopeless people of this region.

Cooperating with local people, being with students, and indicating the richness of their nature could be a key to increase self-esteem of the villagers. In our second visit to this school, we had asked the students to draw a school, we had found that most of them love their school, maybe because it’s the only colorful building of the village, or they love educating. We are trying to provide a suitable, cozy atmosphere in their school, and make an unforgettable memory during building it. 

Gel Studio is a sustainable design studio at Shiraz, focusing on Vernacular Architecture, Passive Design and Architecture for Humanity. It has 2 fixed members and in every projects according to its needs, some members added to this team. For this project, we invite 2 members of Gozare Ordibehesht Charity. Vali Abad School, was built by their grandmother for charity. And they helped us to talk with the school manager and local people to collaborating in building this classroom. 
Aida Zare M: Co-Founder of Gel Studio

1984, Shiraz, Iran, Architect and University Lecturer. Main teaching and research activities: Vernacular Architecture, Climatic Design, Earth Material and Architecture for Humanity. 

Sobhan Zare M: Co-Founder of Gel Studio

1988, Iran. He studied architecture in Shiraz, Iran. Working in the different fields of architecture, art and graphic designing. His research interest is vernacular architecture, earth and contextual architecture. 
Sonya Beigi 

She is a freelance architect, photographer, and designer. Sonia has gained extensive practical experience in earthen architecture for the last five years in Iran and France. 

Arezo Aalinezhad 

She is a restoration master student at Tehran University. She has worked a while in Esfahk village with local masons. 
Members of the charity organization.

Marmar (Marzieh) Taghrachian, born in 1983, she is an artist. She studied painting and now is working as fabric printing designer.
Mariam Tagharchian, born in 1965, studied laboratory science and now is a laboratory technician in a hospital.