Project:
Turtle Islands School Prototype
Location:
Turtle Islands, Sierra Leone
Year:
2014
Program:
Education
Construction Type:
Self Build
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Thatched buildings and boats line a sandy waterfront beneath palm trees.
Repeated timber roof trusses rise above a platform with temporary diagonal supports.
A worker stands above exposed timber roof trusses against a clear blue sky.
Child standing beside the edge of a raised timber floor and a wooden support post.
Section drawing shows a pitched roof, raised classroom floor, desks and foundation supports without text annotations.
A timber building frame stands on a raised platform with wide entrance steps and diagonal bracing.
People stand among palms and sandy ground with a raised building in the background.
Floor plan shows a sequence of angled classroom spaces with rows of desks among trees.
Close-up of hands positioning a timber piece above a concrete support during construction.
Long low school building with a pitched roof and slatted walls beside sandy grounds and palms.
Small boats on a shoreline beneath a green hillside across the water.
Annotated section drawing shows a pitched roof, raised classroom floor, desks and foundation supports.
Wide classroom interior with timber floors, exposed roof framing, slatted walls and children near a chalkboard.
Gabled timber classroom building with an open end, raised floor and surrounding palms.
Site plan arranges a series of angled classroom forms around a central outdoor space with trees.
Group of children standing on a timber classroom floor in front of a chalkboard.
Person at the edge of a sandy bay with clear blue water, palm trees and distant huts.