Water Land



Project: MAKOKO FLOATING SCHOOL I
Architects: NLE Architects
Project year: 2013

Pilot project
Serves as a community center and a school for slum neighborhood Makoko
Creative solution to the social issues of Makoko
Alternative building system
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
  • Established in 18th century
  • Population: Over 100,000
  • High density coastal community
  • Thrives on fishing and sawing industry
  • Community primarily built on stilts
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  • Transportation by canoe
Usually, we think houses are on land. I think houses are on Earth. Earth means air, water, land, and fire. This type of floating architecture is a good example of water geography. 

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 13, 2018 at 3:59 PM

    That was a very interesting view on where houses are built, all on earth. Since this whole community is built on stilts, are they still affected by the effects of sea level rise and is there any on site disposal systems in place? I cant imagine ho a city with a population of 100,000 people can dispose of their hose hold waste as well as there bodily waste without contaminating their livelihood.

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