
The village of Kassak Nord is situated at the border with Mauritania, characterized by a harsh Sahelian climate located two hours away from the nearest hospital, while the previous maternity building was in poor hygienic and structural conditions, increasing the risk of infections for the patients.
With the aim of improving the general quality of the building, the comfort and hygene for its users as well as reducing the carbon footprint of the construction, the proposed design made use of concrete hollow blocks, filled with soil and algaes to increase the thermal inertia of the walls.
Moreover, the close position from the Senegal river, made possible the use of infesting algae as insulating material for walls and roof with a simple process of drying and moulding with clay soil.
PROJECT NUMBERS
Pre and post labour rooms, infirmary, midwife apartment
Surface: 150 sqm
Budget: 50'000 €
STAKEHOLDERS
Rainbow 4 Africa
DRC Italia
AstelGC
Salam Group
Fondazione Cariplo
Intesa San Paolo
- client
- coordination
- technical partner
- contractor
- donor
- donot
STATUS
Completed