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Faculty Architecture Shkollë Arkitekture by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA

Faculty Architecture Shkollë Arkitekture by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Çmimi i Artë A' Design Award in Dizajni i Arkitekturës, Ndërtesave dhe Strukturave Competition Category.


AriArkitekturë· 2020

Faculty Architecture Shkollë Arkitekture

by Patrick Schweitzer S&AA

Client: S&aa

Çmimi i Artë A' Design Award Winner in Arkitekturë Category

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The Design

About Faculty Architecture Shkollë Arkitekture

Faculty Architecture është një shkollë arkitekture në Kigali, Ruandë, e planifikuar për 600 studentë në një truall prej 5,600 metrash katrorë. Projekti nis nga një volum i thjeshtë në dy nivele. Volumi është tërhequr në anët e kundërta, duke krijuar një hapësirë boshe qendrore që formon një ambient të jashtëm për studentët. Për mbështjellësin e jashtëm përdoret guri, ndërsa për brendësinë beton me ngjyrë natyrale. Dritaret e vogla shohin nga jashtë, ndërsa dritaret e mëdha të orientuara nga brenda hijezohen nga daljet e çatisë. Seksionet e sipërme të prera lejojnë hyrjen e dritës natyrale dhe përmirësojnë ajrimin.

The Recognition

About the Çmimi i Artë A' Design Award

Faculty Architecture Shkollë Arkitekture është fitues i Çmimit të Artë A' Design Award, një njohje tejet prestigjioze që u akordohet dizajneve të klasit të parë, të mrekullueshme dhe të shquara. Fituesit e Artë janë krijime tejet inovative, vizionare dhe verbuese në shkëlqimin e tyre, që pasqyrojnë gjeninë, urtësinë dhe aftësinë e dizajnerëve të tyre. Faculty Architecture Shkollë Arkitekture pritet të jetë një shpikje shumë e lavdëruar, prirëse dhe monumentale, që sjell vlerë të paprecedentë. Ky dizajn fitues i Çmimit të Artë A' Design Award është një projekt spektakolar e i respektuar që sjell dobi të madhe dhe zgjeron kufijtë e artit, shkencës, dizajnit dhe teknologjisë. Faculty Architecture Shkollë Arkitekture ngjall ndjenja të forta dëshire, zgjon pasionin, nxit krijimtarinë dhe na magjeps.

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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