2022 thesis summary

art and architecture school in BENIN PRESENTED BY MONTCHO TOYEME JEAN-MARC

PROBLEM/ ISSUE TO BE ADRESS

INTRO

DUCTION

One learns through various institutions since the start of age but the role of an educational institute school in making one capable enough to make use of his/her talents fruitfully for the development of a nation remains above all.

How enjoyable is the learning and teaching process?

How conducive is those spaces we design for learning and teaching?

STAKEHOLDERS

BENIN REPUBLIC

ONAUB BENIN

TARGET GROUP • • •

Fresh graduate students from Wassce Local architect Local artisans and artist

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NO architecture school in Benin.

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INABILITY TO CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

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Architecture with no Art.

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The situation creates no opportunity for the youth who aspire to become architects. This is a disincentive for poor and needy students, as the only available option is for one to go outside the country in order to get professional architectural education.

School designs generally lack the potential to create a sense of community and space use that often denies the existence of variations in types and styles of learning. This affects the learning and teaching quality as the design does not consider the wellbeing and social interaction of its users.

The interaction between artist and trained architects is not so encourage in the architect training journey.

Poor conservation of local art and craftmanship No ground where Beninese can learn art and craftmenship in a formal way.

The slow evolution of our art and artisanal heritage as there is no system in place to ensure its conservation and promotion.

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SITE ANALYSIS SERVICES DRAINAGE Site slope make accumulation of rain water on site (northeastern side)

ACCESS ROUTES

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Access from the two main roads (north road and south road) make site assessible to any type of vehicles

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The site is in an administrative and educational sector of the town (Several offices, schools and training centers in the vicinity). A couple of public spaces and cultural centers as well. All located on the outskirst of the residencial zone.

The access road on the south has some cultural value as it possesses a couple of cultural facilities (Centre culturel chinois, institute Française) and m o n u m e n t a l p a r k s ( La p l a c e d e s Martyrs). We Often find artist exhibiting their crafts alongside.

Presence of electricity, water, drainage and telephone lines.

245 m

Urban context

Gentle sloped land facilitate drainage.

Relatively unpolluted environment.

Neighbourhood with high security.

Soil structure adequate for foundation.

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Undefined pedestrian walkways.

Hot climate

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Easy access.

No harsh weather to deal with.

Community engage with site.

Large for intended use.

Urban context adequate for school facility.

Soil type adequate for growing of greenery.

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Undisired creature, snake, (mosquito, evening mostly) Access to is not so friendly to disable.

sun path From east to west

Preveling Wind direction South-west to northeast

Harmattan wind north-east to Southwest

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concept and philosophy process

Start with zoning of facilities to be responsif to the urban context and building orientation and shape being responsif to climate.

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concept and philosophy process

Start with zoning of facilities to be responsif to the urban context and building orientation and shape being responsif to climate.

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Shortest distance between any two points.

Organic pattern generated from straight lines between two access point making movement faster on site.

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concept and philosophy process

to avoid vehicular and pedrestrian confict...

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This help generate a partern

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Main entrance from the admin is represented with a linear block that people where people are draw into. The block is the school main galery where people gets to see work of the student.

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Point of engagement with with the community.

Outsiders get to see best work done by students and buy those available for sale.

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Since most creative people are visual and kinaesthetic learners ,the design is such that people gets into the students exhibition spaces and the workshops first and interraction is made around those spaaces.

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The other spaces then come on top and act as shelter.

Wind flow is maximized and circulation on the groud floor porose

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opportunity to achieve view onto the cityscape

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openings created to maximize ventilation and achieve natural cooling.

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Design Methaphore

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Aside climatic consideration which inform the shape, i also wanted to communicate the idea that artists and architects are from a superior dimension. Their abilility to shape reality using just lines make them a different kind of people. They are closer e to God and the building is elevated to represent that idea.

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visual

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Spatial organization

06 block plan

architecture studios media rooms and auxilliary spaces art classes

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Spatial organization GROUND FLOOR

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13-Exhibitions spaces

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1. Galerie walkway 2. Art shop 3. concor 4. Galerie Hall 5. Shops 6. waiting area 7. offices 8. conference room 9. reception 10. cafeteria 11. kitchen 12. store room 13. exhibition spaces 14. courtyard 15. washroom 16. bathroom 17. printing room 18. fabrication lab 19. sculpture room 20. wood and metal workshop 21. I.T Room 22. faculty parking 23. general parking 24. bicycle parking 25. service yard 26. disabled parking

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Spatial organization 1st FLOOR

30. Architecture studio 31. Atrum 32. Darkroom 33. Photography 34. Model making room 35. ceramic/ clay workshop 36. classroom

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35- clay workshop

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COLOR CODE SPACES

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Spatial organization 2nd FLOOR

30. Architecture studio 31. Atrum 32. Darkroom 33. Photography 34. Model making room 35. ceramic/ clay workshop 36. classroom

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30-Architecture studios

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Spatial organization 3rd FLOOR

39. drafting room 40. Generic store room 41. solar baterie room 42. painting studio

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42- Painting studio

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building system

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structure truss purlins solar panel rolable sheet

wooden rafters

load buring wall

wooden purlins

partition walls brick walls (compressed earth) glazing (curtain wall)

partition walls brick walls (compressed earth) glazing (curtain wall)

V column columns 40x40 sbrick walls (compressed earth) load bearing wall, shear walls

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building system ceiling services

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building system

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ceiling services

ceiling fan cable tray acoustic panel light fixtures

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building system ventilation and lightning

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building system

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drainage

aluminium meche gutter

down pipe

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building system sections

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50mm concrete deck

B-B

bolt metal merch

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50mm concrete deck reinforcemnt bars

200mm void

gutter

50mm finishes Epoxy flooring

50mm concrete deck 450mm hole deck slab reinforced concrete

metal merch

1200mm 50mm concrete deck down pipe

SECTION Y-Y

A-A B-B

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building system

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Elevation

NORTH ELEVATION

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WEST ELEVATION

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