An architectural methodology for comprehensive analysis of typical basic education school buildings in Syrian cities

This study deals with the development of an architectural methodology for a comprehensive analysis, of existing basic education school buildings affected by the fighting in Syrian cities, as part of the rehabilitation and reconstruction process to modernize and improve the typical solutions of school buildings. The study is based on the normative document MGSN 4.06-03 “General Educational Institutions”, which specifies the mandatory and recommended composition and areas of premises. The study also utilizes the methodological grid developed by the author for functional assessment of existing school buildings in urban areas. This grid allows the evaluation of any typical school design used for construction in the city, as well as the evaluation of existing school building stock designs and recommendations to address identified deficiencies in functional organization. The developed methodology consists of three criteria for determining the degree of compliance of existing buildings with modern norms: functional groups and approximate composition of rooms, functional interaction and floor areas.