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Faculty Architecture Architectuurschool by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA

Faculty Architecture Architectuurschool by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Goud in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.


GoudArchitectuur· 2020

Faculty Architecture Architectuurschool

by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA

Client: S&aa

A' Design Award in Goud Winner in Architectuur Category

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The Design

About Faculty Architecture Architectuurschool

Faculty Architecture is een architectuurschool in Kigali, Rwanda, ontworpen voor 600 studenten op een terrein van 5.600 vierkante meter. Het ontwerp vertrekt vanuit een eenvoudig volume op twee niveaus. Het volume is aan tegenover elkaar liggende zijden uit elkaar getrokken, waardoor een centrale opening ontstaat die een buitenruimte voor studenten vormt. Voor de buitenschil is natuursteen gebruikt en voor het interieur beton in eigen kleur. Kleine ramen zijn naar buiten gericht, terwijl grote naar binnen gerichte ramen worden beschaduwd door dakoverstekken. Afgeknotte bovendelen brengen daglicht binnen en verbeteren de ventilatie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Goud

Faculty Architecture Architectuurschool is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Goud, een immens prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan eersteklas, schitterende en uitmuntende ontwerpen. Winnaars in Goud zijn uiterst innovatieve, zeer visionaire en glamoureus verblindende creaties die het genie, de wijsheid en de bekwaamheid van hun ontwerpers weerspiegelen. Faculty Architecture Architectuurschool wordt verwacht een zeer geprezen, trendzettende en monumentale uitvinding te zijn die ongekende waarde levert. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Goud heeft gewonnen, is een spectaculair, gerespecteerd project dat enorm baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Faculty Architecture Architectuurschool wekt intense gevoelens van verlangen, roept passie op, moedigt creativiteit aan en fascineert ons.

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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