skills centre nairobi

In Nairobi Kenya a school was created to provide the opportunity for socially underprivileged adolescents to enter working life by undergoing training for a skilled trade. The design for the extension buildings was developed in a team of twelve students and later implemented together with Kenyan students and craftsmen during a 3-month construction phase. Sponsoring association was the German organisation „promoting africa“ in cooperation with the Kenyan NGO „Youth supporting Kenya“.

existing facilities

[1] entrance with gate
[2] dry toilets
[3] sleeping area
[4] dining room I kitchen
[5] teacher‘s dormitory
[6] school building

new facilities

[7] sleeping area
[8] library
[9] teacher‘s dormitory
[10] school building

The first construction phase (grey) is extended to the east (black). First of all the sleeping area in the North was complemented by five new rooms, which are oriented towards small courtyards, similar to its predecessor. Next to the teacher‘s dormitory a new bedroom for teachers and a library was built. In the southeast a new school building was created which offers space for two classrooms and a lockable storage. Furthermore windows are glazed to protect the interior space from wind and rain. The new school building and the already existing face each other. Thus, a spacious yard arises, which can be used for outdoor activities