In Between El-Haj Usif Vocational Training Center

Exploration on the connection between the built environment, context and learning
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Designer(s) : Hiba Gasim Musa

University : University of Khartoum

Tutor(s) : Muna Ibrahim

Project Description

“Leave no one behind “

Youth in Sudan face the problems of poverty and unemployment, some of it due to un matching between job market and demand. The proposed vocational center ought to give opportunities to the general public and to land decent job and help reduce poverty .
The concept is to create a contemporary industrial design, yet to respect and make use of the local and traditional architecture in the surrounding achieved by the use of local materials use of exposed steel structure to reflect the modern and industrial
character, create a dialogue between modern industrial architecture that reflect the function while respecting the context and creating a building that the locals can belong to.
also The design seeks to achieve Sustainability through flexible design, the use of greenery, natural ventilation, the use of double roof to avoid the direct heat from the sun , and solar panels can be placed over it. Local Materials and techniques are applied to lower the cost and support local small business.