Mubende Kaliro
Redesign and renovation of two campuses
Mubende Kaliro
Redesign and renovation of two campuses
Client
Enabel, Ministry of Education and Sport Uganda
Typology
Master plan, climate adaptation, renovation
Location
Mubende + Kaliro
Discipline
Planning, architecture, construction
Status
Completed
Year
2022
Size
>10.000m2
Team
Robert van Kats
Dieter Blok
Sanne Eekel
Collaborators
Pieters Bouwtechniek
Kwafundi
Oubuntu Consulting
Credits to
Redpixl photography
About
Two National teacher colleges in Uganda are redesigned and renovated.
Together with bureau V-ER we made an uplifting green masterplan. Building a campus with high standards for health and sustainability was our premise. In the wide variety of buildings that were renovated or designed we have worked with the principles of smart physics that we stand for. Conditions of the local climate were used to optimize our designs. These two campuses will show their students what kind of comfort a sustainable design can give to you.
Old buildings that had useful existing constructions stayed and were upgraded with more natural light and less direct sunlight..
The orientation of the windows, the shape of the roof and the alternation of shaded green areas made an eight degrees difference of temperature possible. No airco needed anymore.
New buildings were erected with local materials like wood and bricks.
We added bamboo to the pool of materials as it grows directly on the other side of the road. With that, this project marked the beginning of our bamboo journey.
We built our first pavilion (yes, the full structure!) with bamboo poles. Wherever possible we used the local bamboo: for the ceilings, balustrades, doors and nine pavilions in total.
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