Designing a new educational environment for a rural community in West Africa: this is the challenge behind The Learning Village, the proposal developed by CAIREPRO and CAIREAFRICA for an international competition in the village of Djilakh, in the Thiès region of Senegal.
The concept envisions a campus organised around a shaded central square, from which the teaching pavilions and outdoor spaces for open-air learning are arranged.
The initiative is part of CAIREAFRICA’s activities, the Dakar-based company wholly owned by CAIREPRO and active since 2018 in the development of projects in Senegal and West Africa.
“This project was the result of intense teamwork within CAIREPRO’s architectural team,” says Architect Giulio Zanni. “The proposal was designed to respond to the local climate and context: deep verandas, natural ventilation and a construction system based on locally available materials and repeatable modules.”
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