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4+ Foundation
is thrilled to
announce that
Selldorf
Architects
is designing
their second
project, the
Mwabwindo
School in
Mwabwindo Village,
Zambia. The building’s
design is inspired by the
tall, singular trees on the
surrounding savanna that
serve as gathering spaces
shaded from the sun of the
Central African Plateau.
A large, corrugated metal
roof canopy will cover
a village of mud-brick
classrooms arranged
around courtyards and
an internal street. In
addition to the school for
175 students, the program
includes a building that will
provide housing for eight
teachers, a community
vegetable garden and
playing fields.
The corrugated metal roof
at 6.6m high is designed with an aspirational scale to reflect the promise of the students. A
covered assembly space is left open to the local road, marking the entrance and welcoming
students. In addition to serving as the school lunch hall, it will be a resource for local civic
gatherings.
The steel structure and roof will be assembled on site by skilled labour and will be
constructed first so that building can continue during the three-month rainy system.
inspired by the
The Mwabwindo School, designed by Selldorf Architects will serve primary stude
one of the biggest impediments to quality education. This is the second school in th
organisation committed to increasing education accessibility for rural African com
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