/ SUSTAINABLE BUILD OF THE YEAR /
@local_studio www.localstudio.co.za Photography by Dirk Jacobs
Local Studio, for Lapalala Wilderness School Lapalala Wilderness, Polokwane
The Lapalala Wilderness School was reimagined by Local Studio following a relocation within the Wilderness Reserve. Driven by materiality and achieving a net-zero carbon rating, the building consists of rammed earth, rock, and timber combined with concrete and masonry base structures. The rammed earth plays a particularly significant role, having been excavated on-site and acting as a lesson in sustainable practices. Expanding on the environmental consideration, water is supplied by two boreholes and is heated using a thermodynamic solar hot water heating system. Grey and black water are treated in a subsurface wastewater recycling plant. Finally, all electricity is generated in a solar plant.
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