Teacher housing
Ithuba, South Africa 2008
Professorship for Architectural Design and Timber Construction - Prof. Hermann Kaufmann
On the southermost edge of Johannesburg, the Ithuba Skills College offers the children of the very poor neighbouring Townships the opportunity of a developing apprenticeship, which, on top of the usual school topics, offers the underlying and fundamental skills of a trade.
The school project was founded as a private initiative and developed itself with the support and involvement of european universities who, in part together with the schoolchildren, designed and built the school buildings and open air facilities.
| number of students | 15 |
| design period: | 3 month |
| construction period: | 8 weeks |
| client: | Ithuba College |
| collaboration: | Bauen für Orangefarm e.V. |
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| project supervisors: | Markus Dobmeier |
The building manages the changing occupancy and diverse uses in a flexible manner. Closed courtyards generate several entrances to the individual living spaces and offer a necessary barrier to the school campus.
