Kaira Looro Competition 2023 - Primary School in Africa

Kaira Looro Architecture Competition

Primary School

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Language: English

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1. DESIGN

Describe your project idea and your architecture.

(Length of text allowed: 600 words maximum, spaces excluded)

Due to Senegal's challenging educational environment, where students rarely have access to quality instruction, the design concept places a strong emphasis on the children themselves. In doing so, we hope to combat this situation by instilling in them the idea that learning is no longer a burden but rather something to look forward to as they develop. The goal of providing the children there with delight during their educational process is addressed through the design, which considers the typology as well as the habitual life that the children there underwent.

The longer days of spring provide the young buds more time to absorb sunlight energy to aid in their growth, which serves as a cue for them to bloom. The idea is to compare and focus on the pupils as though they were springtime plants that were developing and blooming as they progressed through their schooling. In this instance, the environment might serve as a spring for them to enjoy thanks to the design itself. It appears they are entering the school to study, yet it is more probable that they are taking advantage of the spring garden the school's architects have created while learning.

The overall design of the building mimics the shape of a flower that grows and blooms in the spring since that is how we want our kids to behave. As all the amenities are arranged to circle the center area of the school, the kids have the impression of entering a warm and secure environment. It functions as a border that designates a worry-free area for them to enjoy. The outcome of the round shape also addresses the vernacular architectural situation where a community is residing within a protected area. Most of the time, students will congregate and meet in the center of the open area. It's like they live in a community where they interact, form connections, and coexist. All the curve parts that are used in the design serve their own purposes, but they also evoke the image of organic pieces that expand naturally without taking on a shape, much like how kids should develop unrestrictedly. In order to give students a sense of spring in the school where the design is supporting them and instead of bothering, the design facilitates and provides the joyful space for

them, the design's space is partially shaded, open up for the sunlight, allowing a tree to grow in the middle, ventilated, and its components follow the natural elements.

From a technical perspective, the design enables the water to circulate around every component and be stored in a single end tank. We leave space along the water's course for plants to grow and for pupils to plant the plants they choose. By doing this, the benefits of water sustainability, plant importance, and student-provided activities are all gained simultaneously. The presence of student activities, which complete the space to be alive as flowers that are beautiful and happily blooming in the spring, is especially important. Everyone works together to create a spring day, including the water and the plants, the architecture that respects the wind flow and sunlight.

2. USING OF MATERIALS

Describe the materials you use, why and their potential.

(Length of text allowed: 300 words maximum, spaces excluded)

In order to simplify both the construction process and the cost, we particularly focus on the sustainable condition while choosing the material. Most of the school is made of earth bricks because they are durable and naturally able to control the temperature and humidity inside the structures they build. This makes them an excellent example of efficient sustainable construction that can be used both inside and outside when properly designed. The roof's framework is made of bamboo. Especially one of resistance and flexible material to be utilized for the construction of the roof, bamboo is a natural sustainable material that is easily discovered and manufactured. Finally, corrugated aluminum sheet is the most straightforward material used to cover the roof. In order to support the architectural design of our roof, which we are attempting to address the vernacular architect through the novel form of the roof we aim to make, both bamboo and corrugated are chosen. Even though the cost of corrugated material is slightly higher than that of other local roof covering materials, it comes with great maintenance warranties

3. CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

Describe the construction or assembly process of the project.

(Length of text allowed: 300 words maximum, spaces excluded)

An architectural project's construction or assembly that involves using earth bricks for the walls, bamboo for the roof, and corrugated aluminum sheets for the roof covering. Clear the construction site, level the land, and mark the building's layout in accordance with the architectural designs first to prepare the site. regarding the earth brick If they are not easily accessible, they must be made on the spot. To increase the strength and longevity of locally available soil, combining it with a stabilizing substance like cement or lime is necessary. After that, the mixture is pressed into brick molds and let to cure or dry out.

Excavate the foundation trenches in accordance with the building's dimensions before going on to the foundation phase. Pour the concrete foundation and, if necessary, add reinforcement bars. Give it time to heal and become strong enough. Starting with the foundation, build the wall using earth bricks using mortar or a stabilized earth mixture. Mortar is used to bind the bricks together after they have been piled in a staggered arrangement. According to the architectural plan, door and window openings are left as the walls rise. Finally, trim the bamboo into appropriate lengths and round off any rough edges to prepare it for the roof framework. The arrangement of the bamboo rafters and beams that support the roof depends on the design. Corrugated aluminum sheets are nailed or screwed on the bamboo once the bamboo roof structure is in place. To guarantee efficient water drainage and to provide a waterproof barrier, the sheets are overlapped.

4. ESTIMATE OF MATERIAL COSTS

It is a list just of building materials and their components for example: concrete, wood, sand, stones, screws, etc. This list does NOT have to include workforces, equipment, labours, furnishings, electrical and water systems. (Use this example table in according to your project needs)