Other ecologically minded measures include a series of stone-lined basins filled with gravel and vegetation, where both rainwater from the roof and filtered wastewater are directed.By employing locally familiar construction techniques and following sustainability principles, the project succeeded in keeping costs and maintenance demands to a minimum, while still making a bold architectural statement.Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture - Aga Khan Award for Architecture Its south side is distinguished by a lattice screen running the full 203m of its length, made of perforated breezeblocks manufactured on site by local masons. Aug 30, 2019 - Colonnade supporting the upper gallery, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal. Please rotate your device for properly using Archnet.org
The new teaching and research unit at Alioune Diop University can accommodate up to 1,500 new students and comprises laboratories, classrooms, offices, meeting rooms and a large lecture hall seating 500 people.
Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)The large double roof is made of two principal layers, connected by steel lattice beams. Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, in Bambey, where a scarcity of resources led to the use of bioclimatic strategies, including a large double roof canopy and latticework that avoids direct solar radiation but allows air to flow through it. IDOM Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit Senegal L' IDOM a conçu l'extension de l'Université Alioune Diop dans les conditions climatiques, sociales et infrastructurelles difficiles et extrêmes de Bambey, une ville située à 120 km à l'ouest de Dakar au Sénégal. Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)East view of the building. To combine AND/OR Logic, conduct your search using Group search. Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)Young woman leaning against the exterior corridor railing. It was the architects’ choice to combine all of these into a single mass with an identity and presence worthy of its university status – unlike the campus’s pre-existing small, scattered blocks. Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)East view of the building. | IDOM | Award Recipient 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN) #AgaKhanAward Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit This site is adjusted only for landscape mode. For 10 months a year, it is also very dry and between July and September, torrential rain is characteristic, generating a contrasting arid-lush landscape which is unrecognizable between seasons. Although single storey, its slanting roof soars to almost 10m on the north side. Please use another browser for the best experience with our site. Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit On-site Review Report Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit A broad corridor separates this from the accommodation behind, which is arranged into five sub-units with staircases in the voids between them. Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit Other ecologically minded measures include a series of stone-lined basins filled with gravel and vegetation, where both rainwater from the roof and filtered wastewater are directed.By employing locally familiar construction techniques and following sustainability principles, the project succeeded in keeping costs and maintenance demands to a minimum, while still making a bold architectural statement.View of access ramps and façade, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)Colonnade supporting the upper gallery, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)Upper gallery, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)Classroom, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)Lecture room, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)Arris detail, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer)Ground floor plan, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Ground floor plan, Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit, Bambey, Senegal.Front façade of the Alioune Diop University’s Teaching and Research Unit building, comprising a 500-seat amphitheatre, classrooms for 50 and 100 people, laboratories and technology rooms, as well as offices for lecturers. Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit Their standard post-and-beam concrete construction is organised on a 3.6m structural grid, facilitating on-site prefabrication. | Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Chérif Tall (photographer) | Award Recipient 2017-2019 Cycle of Aga Khan Award of Architecture #AKAA (Award is associated with Aga Khan Trust for Culture #AKTC, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network #AKDN) #AgaKhanAward