A PLACE FOR ALL – SCHOOL MAKING REDEFINED

A competition project for a prototype pre-school design in the Ethiopian villages of Hiddi and Dillu. The design process required an understanding of the client’s brief, building typology, and the local context. Research led to the Redefining of the School Building Typology to a hybrid School/Community Space resulting in – A Place for All.

Design research revealed the requirements for pre-school pedagogy and the needs and trends of the contemporary rural Ethiopian built environment resulting in a contemporary Neo Vernacular Design. The project included the making of an Integrated Master Plan, A Socially Responsive, Adaptable and Flexible Spatial Scheme and A Prototypical Module which promotes Children and Community Development and Participation through Bamboo Construction Revival, Recycling, Local Farming and Making and Maintenance of Common Spaces.