BC Architects and MAMOTH this year designed a one-classroom preschool in Aknaibich, Morocco that uses adobe to aid in “bioclimatic functioning.” The firm told Arch Daily that the building is a “new vernacular” although it fits in with the existing neighborhood. It’s earthquake-proof, too, which is always good to have in a preschool.
The architects state:
“The preschool of Aknaibich has traditionally inclined foundations of locally sourced nature stone, with adobe walls, a wood-and-earth flat roof and rammed earth enclosure walls. The exterior finishing is done with a “tamelass” render, a mix of 2 earths, straw and sand, while the interior finishing is made of polished “nouss-nouss”, a ‘half-half’of earth and gypsum to create a breathable interior plaster which diffuses indirect sunlight.”
The building opens up into a playground which has a pergola with structures for children to play in or sit for outdoor learning.
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The Preschool of Aknaibich by BC architects + MAMOTH. Photographs by Frank Stabel, Thomas Joos, Kristel Pelliet and Nicolas Coeckelberghs.
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