The classroom links to two courtyards, one on each side. Both courtyards
can be read as the playground for the smaller ones (3-6 years) but can be
used as an external classroom for storytelling and other activities. These
courtyards are elevated due to the topography of the site and link to a
bigger front garden giving access to the rest of the school. AD
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Bio-climatic Preschool
LOCATION: Ouled Merzoug (a village in the province of Ouarzazate, in the
region Souss-Massa-Daraâ), Morocco
CLIENT: the community of Ouled Merzoug and the Goodplanet Foundation
ARCHITECTS: BC Architects
EARTH CONSULTANT: BC studies
STRUCTURAL DESIGN: BC studies + Kobe architecture
COOPERATION: Isabelle Verhoeven, Bregt Hoppenbrouwers, Tommaso
Bisogno, Christopher Weijchert
BUDGET: 35.000 € (VAT excl.)
SIZE: 172m 2 building + 250m 2 landscaping
STRUCTURE IN: Adobe + composed beam
FACADES IN: Earth plasters
INDOOR SURFACES: Nouss-nouss
OUTDOOR SURFACES: Gravel sieved from earth
FLOORS: Rammed earth and polished concrete
CONCEPT: 2016
STATUS: Built January 2017
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