A couple of months back in collaboration with LEVS we applied for the international Holcim award that promotes a sustainable approach in architecture and construction. The project that we applied with was the Practical Training College in Sangha. The winners were announced recently and unfortunately we were not among them. The winning projects can be found on this link.
The Practical Training College in Sangha was already presented in our previous posts, but here is the latest version that is already in the building process.
Clustering the buildings, planting trees and creating water areas in an oasis of gardening and agriculture will create an inspiring and refreshing area of learning, teaching and research for new items like beekeeping and drying vegetables.
In this project we will use domes as a roof construction for the first time, primarily in teacher’s houses, but also in some other buildings. They will be made from HCEB bricks and covered with red earth.
Trial versions of the domes were made as an internship project in the Technical University in Sevare.
Even though we didn’t receive the award, we are proud to share with you some of the first steps in the construction of what we hope will become an important educational institution in Mali.
The stone foundations of the first classroom cluster are laid, and soon the construction of the brick walls will begin.
Click here to view a design booklet by LEVS architects.