The Eco Waterbank School In Rural Kenya Is Transforming The Design Of School Buildings Worldwide
PitchAfrica,a non-profit design group founded by architects Jane Harrison&David Turnbull,has designed the Waterbank School in Laikipia county capable of harvesting&storing rainwater.
PitchAfrica,a non-profit design group founded by architects Jane Harrison&David Turnbull,has designed the Waterbank School in Laikipia county capable of harvesting&storing rainwater.
The design for the campus structures includes a stadium, classrooms,dormitories for the students, canteens and latrines.
The campus structures were designed to serve the dual purpose of functioning as educational spaces while storing high volumes of potable water at a low cost,
The campus structures were designed to serve the dual purpose of functioning as educational spaces while storing high volumes of potable water at a low cost,
providing the community and students with clean drinking water and irrigation for the agriculture plots that form a patchwork across the campus.
The campus allows children, who usually spend daylight hours collecting water for their families, the opportunity to attend school.
The campus allows children, who usually spend daylight hours collecting water for their families, the opportunity to attend school.
The secondary school includes the jewel of the campus – the Samuel Eto’o football Stadium. The stadium seats 1 500 spectators and the stands are capable of storing four to eleven million litres of rainwater. of Africa.
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