The project of a carpentry school for street children in the extreme outskirts of Dakar was born thanks to the collaboration between the NGO Bambini nel Deserto and returning Senegalese migrants. The goal is the creation of a small artisan workshop in which migrants, specializing as carpenters in Italy, can form small groups of street …
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Musée du Désert – Mauritania
The project is located in the heart of the Mauritanian Sahara, at the archaeological site of El-Beyedh where there is a small museum built over the years with artifacts collected by the elderly village head. The idea of Bambini in Deserto NGO is to enhance the existing heritage within an exhibition that addresses the issue …
Secondary school and vocational center – DR Congo
The project is the first phase of a new large educational center promoted by the Xaverian Missionaries in the northern suburbs of Goma. The Masterplan concentrates activities aimed at different ages in the same lot, creating paths and green filter spaces between the different functions. For the school a module of three classes has been …
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Garage Italia – Dakar
The new Garage Italia in Dakar is a professional school for mechanics based on the model already developed by the NGO Bambini nel Deserto in Burkina Faso.The structure will rise on the shores of Lac Rose, traditional arrival location of the Paris – Dakar rally. The proposed architecture uses the containers as main elements so …
Market for refugees camp – Kenya
The project for a new market for the Kakuma refugee camp was developed for the 2017 IDevelopment international competition. Around a large square with an elliptical shape shaded by an innovative bamboo structure, there are spaces for market stands and environments that can be used as classrooms for professional training or as shared laboratories for …
Cultural and sports center – Zambia
In the village of Mukwamba, not far from Lusaka, the NGO Sport 2 Build has built several schools over the years. To complete the educational offer it is necessary to build an arena that can be used for sports and theater activities. The metal structure has been designed using modular elements but varying the heights …
Matondo secondary school – Kinshasa
Masterplan, architectural design, structural design, site survey and works direction of the new Matondo secondary school, located in the Kinshasa’s suburb of Limete. The new school serves around 1000 students from the suburb, the masterplan has been developed involving teachers boards and students, maximizing the flexibility of interior spaces in order to offer a conference …