“Considering that they have the power to mould the minds of the future, they are the most important buildings US architects build. Schools here are mostly built to ensure that they stick to the guidelines of the school. They are also restricted to the real estate that they have, but that does not mean that they do not have flexibility with the design,” said the co-founder of Triple O Studio.

Positive environments can facilitate intellectual stimulation, according to a 2018 study titled The Psychological Impact of Architectural Design. “This turns out to be an important architectural and psychological consideration in our built environment. In fact, information processing is a separate environmental preference theory which suggests that because humans can process information naturally, we prefer environments that provide us with ample amounts of information to process,” said the study.

The Riverbend School hopes to foster happiness by forging interpersonal relations, through architectural designs that encouragesocializing. Zoyab explained that elements like colour, shape and form can affect the psyche of those within a structure.

“BALA, or Buildings as a Learning Aid, is a popular concept in schools to facilitate learning. For example, if a child wants to learn about angles, they would be taught at the swing, which would be used like a protractor,” he said.