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MACDELLA ACADEMY PRO BONO

MACDELLA ACADEMY PRO BONO
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This 43,350 sf pro bono MCF Academy is designed to support the Macdella Cooper Foundation housing feeding and educating 200 orphans. The campus includes a library staff rooms a dining hall two academic buildings two dormitories and a staff building.

Built with local materials such as perforated concrete blocks and bamboo woven walls the design prioritizes sustainability natural ventilation rainwater collection for showers and toilets and wells with water towers for storage. Solar panels and windmills provide alternative energy for lighting and refrigeration meeting the academy’s essential needs.

Credits

Year: Construction Spring 2010
Location: Liberia, West Africa
Client: Macdella Cooper Foundation
Project Type: Pro-Bono design for a Sustainable Village
Size: 43,350 sf (4,000 m2)
Design Team: Principal in charge: Winka Dubbeldam, Assoc. AIA | Project Leader: David Barr | Archi-Tectonics Team: Hiroyuki Miki, Andreas Crynen, Won Shok Lee
Consultants: Global Building Solutions
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