Tabasam Kwa Maisha : A Creative School in Tanzania

Sammanfattning: This is not yet another ordinary primary school in Tanzania. This is an idea about a new way of learning where architecture and its materiality create inspiring spaces. Set in between 3 small villages in an area heavily affected by AIDS and Malaria the aim is to make good quality education viable for everyone.The idea is to learn by doing. The compound will have several workshops for practical education and music and dance will play a central role. With a smaller scale and more intimate green in-between spaces it resembles more of a small village than an ordinary Tanzanian school. Smart solutions with green roofs solve the over heating problem by the strong sun, as well as filter rain water that is collected for use. A semi-open bamboo facade on the inner walls of the compound create natural ventilation as well as let daylight in.