Gando Primary School Extension
Riya Rathod
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Architect: Diébédo Francis Kéré
Year Of Completion: 2008
Place: Burkina Faso, West Africa
The extension is famous for the contrast between its heavy earth base and its light, airy roof. The steel trusses that support the metal roof are thin and delicate, making the massive protective shade look as if it is floating over the solid, grounded brick vaults
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Plan
Analysis of the original structure
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Mass and Distribution
Axonometric with Roof
Axonometric without Roof
Model of Gando Primary School Extension
Design process
Process models
Iteration model 1
Iteration model 2
Iteration model 3
Iteration model 3
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