School Library, Gando, Burkina Faso
Mauritania
In rural Burkina Faso the literacy rate is around 25%. The Library in Gando was funded by ‘Schulebausteinfurgando’, targeting this issue by creating an inspirational building that would inspire learning. It will not only be a place to store books but it will provide internet access and a place to study. The building was built in two parts. The first phase (completed in 2012), Guinea is the inner core, it is a circular structure that allows air to flow through openings in the ceiling. The second phase involves building a facade that will both provide shelter and a seating area that wraps around the building. The innovation will Liberia be to create the facade from local eucalyptus wood which has never been seen as a suitable building material in Burkina Faso.
Mali Niger Burkina Faso GANDO Benin
Cote d’Ivoire
Ghana
Togo
Nigiria
The aim of the project is to emphasise the use of local materials like: eucalyptus wood, clay pots, compressed earth bricks, to inspire the users and change local attitudes toward architecture.
Construction phase 1, carrying pots used in construction
Inner core: Pots in the roof let in light and draw out stale air Outer shell, sheltered learning space
(longue variation possible)
Inner Core, Library book room
Eucalyptus Facade will create a sheltered environment to read