The story
A durable campus for a growing rural school
ESHO Gate of Heaven Primary School was proposed in Uganda’s Pader District to give a growing rural community more dependable space for education. The design focuses on the fundamentals that determine whether a classroom works: protection from sun and rain, daylight without glare, air movement, safe circulation, and a construction system local builders can maintain. Classrooms are arranged as a coherent small campus rather than temporary rooms added one at a time, leaving outdoor areas for assembly, play, and informal teaching.
Journeyman International’s role was to translate the school’s program and expected growth into a practical architectural framework that could be phased as funding allowed. The proposal gives teachers and children classrooms adapted to the local climate, with space to teach and learn safely.