The campus for the Girl Move Academy, in Africa, is a large-scale project that brings together social responsibility, sustainability and traditional construction techniques, all signatures of the Oaxaca-based architecture firm.
Project name
Girl Move Academy
Architecture firm
RootStudio, Paz Braga Architecture
Location
Nampula, Mozambique
Principal architect
João Boto Caeiro, Maria da Paz Braga
Design team
João Boto Caeiro, Maria da Paz Braga, Brenda rove
Interior design
RootStudio, Paz Braga Architecture
Structural engineer
Nicolas Coello
Construction
ABC - Mozambique
Material
Brick, Wood, Stone, Steel
Typology
Educational, Campus
A subtle transition between two periods that cœxist in harmony the colonial and the contemporary period describes the essence of Casa Mulata, a residence that offers distinctive accommodation, the work of RootStudio, led by the architect João Boto Cæiro.
Architecture firm
RootStudio
Location
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
Carlos Lang and Marian Papworth
Principal architect
Joao Boto Caeiro
Collaborators
Ana Hernandez (Art). Trine Ellitsgaard (textile). Dalí (PhotoArt). El Negro Ibáñez (PhotoArt)
Interior design
RootStudio
Structural engineer
Nicolas Coello
Material
Wood . Metal . Earth . Lime . Brass . Black Concreto . Brick . textiles . Leather
Typology
Residential, House, Hotel