HaysomWardMiller
A R C H I
T E C T S
The design
for a new primary school in Mzuzu, Malawi. The
construction is based on locally available materials
and appropriate technologies. These
include natural passive heating and cooling
devices, sun dried bricks, load bearing masonry
construction, etc. The plan demarcates layers
of transition from the public to the private realm,
with the hall and library open to the public past the
control of the admin hub. The classrooms are
beyond a further transitional layer, placed in a
cloistered arrangement. The external spaces are as
important as the internal rooms, and together create
an intimate, protected and safe learning
environment.
