Faculty Architecture Sgoil Ailtireachd by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Òir A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Ailtireachd, Togalaichean agus Structaran Competition Category.
ÒrAiltireachd· 2020
Faculty Architecture Sgoil Ailtireachd
Client: S&aa
Duais Òir A' Design Award Winner in Ailtireachd Category
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About Faculty Architecture Sgoil Ailtireachd
'S e sgoil ailtireachd ann an Kigali, Ruanda, a th' ann am Faculty Architecture, air a dealbhadh airson 600 oileanach air làrach de 5,600 meatair ceàrnagach. Tha an dealbhadh a' tòiseachadh bho mheud sìmplidh air dà ìre. Tha am meud air a tharraing bho chèile air taobhan mu choinneamh a chèile, rud a chruthaicheas beàrn mheadhanach a tha na h-àite a-muigh airson oileanaich. Tha clach air a cleachdadh airson a' chèis a-muigh agus cruadhtan fèin-dhathte airson an taobh a-staigh. Tha uinneagan beaga a' coimhead a-mach, fhad 's a tha uinneagan mòra a tha a' coimhead a-steach air an sgàileadh le mullaichean a' sìneadh a-mach. Tha earrannan àrda geàrrte a' toirt a-steach solas an latha agus a' leasachadh fionnarachadh.
The Recognition
About the Duais Òir A' Design Award
Tha Faculty Architecture Sgoil Ailtireachd air Duais Òir A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh anabarrach urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, mìorbhaileach agus sònraichte. Tha buannaichean Òir nan cruthachaidhean anabarrach ùr-ghnàthach, làn lèirsinn agus drùidhteach a nochdas gèinidh, gliocas agus comas an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Faculty Architecture Sgoil Ailtireachd na innleachd a gheibh moladh mòr, a stèidhicheas gluasadan agus mòr-chuimhneachain a bheir luach nach fhacas riamh roimhe. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Òir A' Design Award na phròiseact sònraichte, urramach a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais gu mòr. Bidh Faculty Architecture Sgoil Ailtireachd a' cruthachadh faireachdainnean làidir miann, a' dùsgadh dealas, a' brosnachadh cruthachalachd agus a' glacadh sinn.
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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