Makoko is a floating slum neighbourhood in
Lagos, Nigeria, built on stilts and rafts across the Lagos Lagoon.
NLÉ is a Nigerian architecture firm who designed this
floating school in 2013, to provide a teaching and learning space in this very crowded area. The solution wouldn't look out of place at
KonTiki.
While this project doesn't use lashings, it does make use of round laths, plastic drums and plywood, like a Kontiki raft. Here's some information from their press kit:
The
220sq.m
A-‐frame
or
pyramid
building
is
10m
high
with
a
10m
x
10m
base.
It
is
an
ideal
shape
for
a
floating
object
on
water
due
to
its
relatively
low
center
of
gravity,
which
provides
stability
and
balance
even
in
heavy
winds.
It
also
has
a
total
capacity
to
safely
support
a
hundred
adults,
even
in
extreme
weather
conditions.
The
building
has
three
levels.
The
1st
level
is
an
open
play
area
for
school
breaks
and
assembly,
which
also
serves
as
a
community
space
during
after
hours.
The
2nd
level
is
an
enclosed
space
for
two
to
four
classrooms,
providing
enough
space
for
sixty
to
a
hundred
pupils.
A
staircase
on
the
side
connects
the
open
play
area,
the
classrooms
and
a
semi
enclosed
workshop
space
on
the
3rd
level.
The
simple
yet
innovative
structure
adheres
to
ideal
standards
of
sustainable
development
with
its
inclusive
technologies
for
renewable
energy,
waste
reduction,
water
and
sewage
treatment
as
well
as
the
promotion
of
low-‐carbon
transport.
Furthermore
a
team
of
eight
Makoko
based
builders
constructed
it
using
eco-‐
friendly,
locally
sourced
bamboo
and
wood
procured
from
a
local
sawmill.
Construction
began
in
September
2012
with
floatation
mock-‐ups
and
testing.
Recycled
empty
plastic
barrels
found
abundantly
in
Lagos
were
used
for
the
building’s
buoyancy
system,
which
consists
of
16
wooden
modules,
each
containing
16
barrels.
The
modules
were
assembled
on
the
water,
creating
the
platform
that
provides
buoyancy
for
the
building
and
its
users.
Once
this
was
assembled,
construction
of
the
A-‐frame
followed
and
was
completed
by
March
2013.
Makoko
Floating
School
is
now
in
regular
use
by
the
community
as
a
social,
cultural
and
economic
center
and
recently
welcomed
its
first
pupils
who
now
use
it
as
a
primary
school.
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