On a 1.25 hectares site in Mangapwani, a fishermen village of Zanzibar, we designed a school and orphanages campus for 240 students and 60 orphans.

The plot was a pristine natural land with centuries old fruit trees. That’s why we envisioned a space where the role of nature could be maximized. One of the most important aspects of the project was to respect the area by using sustainable and local materials and to reduce the consume of grey energy and future energy demand.

The philosophy of the construction was to involve the local craftsmanship and the local economies sharing new construction methods.

The challenge of limited resources became an opportunity to create an innovative and essential design, reducing shapes and materials involved, in order to convey clarity and simplicity and at the same time reducing the costs. 

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The realization, due to contrasting interests between the clients of the project, reached only the fence’s construction.