Spotlight on Architecture: Makoko Floating School

Kunlé Adeyemi is a Nigerian architect and urbanist – After completing his studied at the University of Lagos in Nigeria and  Princeton in the US, Adeyemi  he founded NLÉ – an architecture , urbanism and design practice based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 

 Kunlé Adeyemi  completed the “Makoko Floating School” in  2013.  a prototype floating structure, built for the water community of Makoko, located on the lagoon heart of Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos.

“Makoko Floating School” is believed to have cost less than $7,000,  the school accommodates 100 students, uses 256 plastic drums to keep it resting on top of the water, and the frame is constructed from locally-sourced wood. Electricity is provided by solar panels on the roof, and rainwater harvesting helps to keep toilets operational… Continue here.

Well Done! Amazing Talent!

Credit:NLÉ architects/Kunlé Adeyemi