MAKOKO FLOATING SCHOOL

In 2011-12 Chryso Onisiforou [xo] collaborated with NLÉ – Shaping the Architecture of Developing Cities, in Amsterdam, NL, lead by Kunlé Adeyemi. During that period she was privileged to work on a variety of projects of different scales. Among them the innovative design of the “Makoko Floating School” in Lagos, Nigeria.

‘Makoko Floating School is a prototype floating structure, built for the historic water community of Makoko, located on the lagoon heart of Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. As a pilot project, it has taken an innovative approach to address the community’s social and physical needs in view of the impact of climate change and a rapidly urbanizing African context. Its main aim is to generate sustainable, ecological, alternative building systems and urban water cultures for the teeming population of Africa’s coastal regions.’