Cairo American College
Cairo, Egypt
An internationally funded education facility for levels kindergarten through high school. The building was designed and constructed in two phases. Phase one comprises:
-kindergarten, three classrooms around a court
-lower school, two identical pavilions with six rooms
-lunch shed
-physical education building, and
-playing fields

Phase two includes:
-middle and upper school pavilion
-arts building, and
-swimming pool

The complex is designed as a series of low pavilions set in a garden. All classrooms have direct access to a semi-private courtyard. Trellises, overhangs, perforates screen walls, inner courts and planting all help to minimize heat gain and ensure ventilation.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Location
Cairo, Egypt
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