BRITISH SCHOOL ACCRA, GHANA | DNA BARCELONA ARCHITECTS

DNA reaches Ghana to build a British school where children can complete their education.

The formal concept of the school is a continuous ribbon that weaves in ascending order representing the advancement of a child’s education. The circulation space of the building is represented by a continuous ramp where a single corridor links all areas, and is constantly increasing in height.

Furthermore the building’s rings enclose interior spaces with an introverted character that provides social spaces, and places of pauses while active sports are situated outside of the rings.

The façade consists of glass and blind-boards following the chronology colors of a rainbow. As a result the façade creates a fun and friendly image, inviting students to experience space and knowledge.

The juxtaposition of the continuous façade creates an “all the same” in the outward appearance. The internal functions differ only by their outside façade color. Finally the alternating is full and empty, transparent and blind, giving a sense of rhythmic permeability between the interior and exterior.