Makoko Floating School

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Project Location

Lagos, Nigeria

Year of Completion

2012

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

NLE Architects

Student Author

Larissa Sattler

Archived Year

12-17-2018

Climate

Aw

Application

Exterior and structure

Material and its Properties

256 plastic drums were used to float the base of the school in the water and provide structural support to the spaces above. This design serves as a case study towards the functionability of materials, but unfortunately due to heavy rains that structure collapsed leaving the plastic roof and barrels intact leaving the remaining supports broken.

Architect Website

http://www.nleworks.com/

Other Sources

http://www.nleworks.com/case/makoko-floating-school/ https://www.archdaily.com/890330/a-deep-dive-into-the-sad-story-of-the-makoko-floating-school https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343515000159

Environmental Response

The plastic barrels used to support the structure and plastic roof were made from recycled materials adding to the resilient nature of the community for which it was built.

Recommended Citation

NLE Architects, "Makoko Floating School" (2012). Building Case Studies. 298.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/298