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THE WINGS

PROJECT FOR A SCHOOL IN SENEGAL

Project ID

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PARTNERS

YEAR

SITE

TYPE

TEAM

ROLE

Archstorming

2020

Marsassoum, Senegal

Competition Entry

Daniele Florenzano, Arjon Avda, Emrecan Konyaloglu

Architectural Designer, Technologist

Project Description

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I. SPATIAL

DISTRIBUTION

II. VENTILATION

III. LAYERED ROOF

IV. WATER

COLLECTION

V. PHASED

CONSTRUCTION

Marsassoum Wings takes on the challenge of designing architecture in hard constraint and extreme conditions. The competition entry includes an affordable intervention to provide the children of Marsassoum, Senegal, with a new school that can become the new centre of the village life. The project tackles the challenge of extreme weather conditions and the need for innovative ways to achieve self sustainability through the use of simple and affordable construction solutions.

Water Collection System

The curved roof obtained from the bamboo structure gives the characteristic winged shape too the building, but most importantly, it to channel the rainwater that is collected during the wet season.

Construction Details
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Multifunctional Learning Space
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