Young Apostles International School & Community Center Charette:
Project Type:
6) architecture
7) other
Project Mission/Goal:
1) improve the human spirit
3) respond to our growing need for clean water, power, shelter, healthcare, education
Project Description:
We were approached by the Building Fund and asked to develop design solutions for The Young Apostles International School in Ghana. We held a charette to produce and document several design explorations in response to the programmatic needs of the school/community center. The end product was a printed booklet we sent to Ghana for implementation by a local architect and construction team. The reason for exploring multiple design solutions was the hope was that our colleagues in Ghana would be able to choose from several designs and have the opportunity to implement select portions from each scheme.
The Young Apostles International School was established in 1995 by The Building Fund in Daban-Panin, Kumasi-Ghana, West Africa. The school currently enrolls 80 students from Pre-School to Primary 6. The school primarily services local children, but hopes to expand its reach. The Young Apostles International School is currently working to increase their capacity for enrollment as well as build and staff a library for its students. The community center will be used during the day for the students and teachers and in the evenings for adult classes.
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Links and Captions:
http://www.afh-chicago.org/projects.html
http://www.thebuildingfund.org/theyoungapostlesinternationalschool.php
Project Details:
Project Location: Daban-Panin, Kumasi-Ghana, West Africa
Date(s): 2008 to Present
Project Phase: Design Development
Client: The Building Fund
User Client: Community of Daban-Panin
Description and Number of Beneficiaries/Users: 500
Major Funding: The Building Fund
Concept/Lead Architect(s)/Designer(s): Laura Bowe, Ryan Kiner, Sarah Sutherlin, Jaclyn Whitaker
Project Architect(s)/Designer(s): Emmanuel Opuku
Structural Engineers: NA
Electrical/Mechanical Engineers: NA
Contractor/Manufacturer: NA
Additional Consultants: NA
Total Cost/Cost per Unit:
Area (if applicable): 2500 sq meters
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Nominated by Mallory Botsford
