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Faculty Architecture Школа архітэктуры by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA

Faculty Architecture Школа архітэктуры by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Залатая прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн архітэктуры, будынкаў і канструкцый Competition Category.


ЗолатаАрхітэктура· 2020

Faculty Architecture Школа архітэктуры

by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA

Client: S&aa

Залатая прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Архітэктура Category

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The Design

About Faculty Architecture Школа архітэктуры

Faculty Architecture — гэта школа архітэктуры ў Кігалі, Руанда, разлічаная на 600 студэнтаў і размешчаная на ўчастку плошчай 5 600 квадратных метраў. Дызайн пачынаецца з простага аб'ёму на двух узроўнях. Аб'ём раздзелены з процілеглых бакоў, што стварае цэнтральны прамежак, які фарміруе адкрытую прастору для студэнтаў. Для вонкавай абалонкі выкарыстоўваецца камень, а для інтэр'еру — бетон з натуральным колерам. Малыя вокны выходзяць вонкі, у той час як вялікія вокны, звернутыя ўнутр, зацяняюцца выступамі даху. Усечаныя верхнія секцыі забяспечваюць дзённае асвятленне і паляпшаюць вентыляцыю.

The Recognition

About the Залатая прэмія A' Design Award

Faculty Architecture Школа архітэктуры — пераможца Залатой прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца першакласным, цудоўным і выдатным дызайнам. Залатыя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай інавацыйныя, вельмі празорлівыя і бліскуча ўражальныя творы, якія адлюстроўваюць геніяльнасць, мудрасць і майстэрства сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Faculty Architecture Школа архітэктуры — гэта вельмі ўхваляльнае, тэндэнцыйнае і манументальнае вынаходніцтва, якое дае нябачаную раней каштоўнасць. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Залатую прэмію A' Design Award, — спектакулярны, паважаны праект, які вельмі карысны і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Faculty Architecture Школа архітэктуры выклікае моцныя пачуцці жадання, абуджае запал, заахвочвае творчасць і зачароўвае нас.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The firm responded to an international call for tender launched in March 2012 by the government of Rwanda for the design of a new architecture school to accommodate 600 students on a 5,600 sq.m. site not far from the existing faculty. For this project we began with a simple form on two levels which we distorted in the same way tectonic forces distort land masses: we pulled on opposite sides, making a gap in the centre that would form the outside area for the students.
Dimensions & Packaging
The project does 5 600 square metres
Tags
Rwanda, school, architecture, Kigali
Production Technology
The building uses two simple materials commonly found in the region: stone for the exterior envelope; and self-coloured concrete for the interior. The building has small outward-facing windows and large inward-facing windows protected from the sun by roof overhangs.
Design Challenge
The difficulty of the project was to manage it from France, with a relay on site and to use only local materials.
Research
The firm opted for a highly architectural project using complex forms, driven by both pedagogical and environmental concerns, halfway between traditional architecture and contemporary design. This is a simple, didactic building designed to train the future architects of a developing African country whose population is set to double by 2050.
Inspiration
The building uses two simple materials commonly found in the region: stone for the exterior envelope; and self-coloured concrete for the interior. The building has small outward-facing windows and large inward-facing windows protected from the sun by roof overhangs. The upper section of the pyramids is truncated in order to bring in natural light and optimise ventilation.
Project Duration
Kigali at Rwanda
2017 to 2018
Operation Flow
The firm responded to an international call for tender launched in March 2012 by the government of Rwanda for the design of a new architecture school to accommodate 600 students on a 5,600 sq.m. site not far from the existing faculty.
Patents
SetAA
Team Members
Architect of record : SetAA
Associate architect : EAACON
Construction : EGIS
Entreprise : CATIC
Landscape architect : Acte 2 paysage
Image Credits
Photo : Edwin SEda, Emmanuel Cattier, Jules Toulet

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