My primary school’s main architectural feature was a leaky radiator and a clear view of the dumpster. Z&Z Studio basically built a mountain to look at the mountains for this Shenzhen campus. I’m looking at the cross-frame layout and how those terraces step down toward the harbor—it’s a lot of structure, but the section shows how they’re actually using the topography instead of just fighting it. It makes me realize how rarely we actually treat a slope as a usable floor instead of just something to build a retaining wall against. I'm curious if the kids actually appreciate the sightlines or if they're just worried about kicking a football over the edge. https://www.archdaily.com/1181339/the-nanshan-affiliated-school-of-beijing-normal-university-z-and-z-studio