Makoko Floating School is a prototype floating structure, built for the historic water community of Makoko, located on the lagoon heart of Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. As a pilot project, it has taken an innovative approach to address the community’s social and physical needs in view of the impact of climate change and a rapidly urbanizing African context. Its main aim is to generate a sustainable, ecological, alternative building system and urban water culture for the teeming population of Africa’s coastal regions.
MAKOKO FLOATING SCHOOL
| LAGOS, NIGERIA | 2012
SEE COMPLETION-PREVIEW EVENT – MARCH 2, 2013
PROGRAM: School, Community Building
AREA: 220 m2
STATUS: Under Construction
SUPPORT: United Nations Development Programme/Federal Ministry of Environment (AAP), Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tafeta & Partners
TEAM: Kunlé Adeyemi, Farooq Adenugba, Lisa Anderson, Thijs Bouman, Leslie Ebony, Marije Nederveen, Segun Omodele, Adekunle Olusola, Chryso Onisiforou, Martin Oreoluwa, Berend Strijland & Monica Velasco
MAKOKO WATERFRONT COMMUNITY: The Baales of Makoko/Iwaya Waterfront Community, with special mention of Baale Emmanuel Shemede, Noah Jesutin Shemede, Jeunbete Shemede, Makoko Community Development Association & Youth Leaders and Makoko Floating School building team.
COLLABORATORS: Blok Kats van Veen Architects, Dykstra – Naval Architects, Thieu Besselink, Roel Bosch, Urhahn + Borra, Pieters Bouwtechniek, Ikeyi & Arifayan, Solarmate Engineering Ltd., Renderings Tim van Bentum
PHOTOGRAPHY: NLÉ, Iwan Baan
PRESS
NEW YORK TIMES – MAY 2013
ABITARE – MAY 2013
CNN ‘INSIDE AFRICA’ – MARCH 2013
THE GUARDIAN – MARCH 2013
DESIGNBOOM – MARCH 2013
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