Sustainable Makokos Floating School in Nigeria is Finally Complete

Some time ago we showed you how architect Kunle Adeyemi (<a title="Sustainable Makokos Floating School in Nigeria is Finally Completed" href="http://www.nleworks.com/" target="_blank">NLÉ</a>) had an ambitious dream to build a sustainable <a title="Sustainable Makokos Floating School in Nigeria is Finally Completed" href="http://inhabitat.com/kunle-adeyemi-designs-a-solar-powered-floating-school-for-the-flood-prone-coastline-of-nigeria/" target="_blank">floating community</a> in Makoko, one of Nigeria's poorest settlements that is constantly lashed by flooding. We are happy to report that his dream is now a reality as he has completed a new solar-powered floating school made from local materials that drifts on recycled plastic barrels. Click through the project's new images to see this pilot educational project - an excellent example of climate change adaptation achieved with scarce resources.

The floating locality of Makoko has around 100,000 habitants, a congregation of fishermen from various ethnic groups that settled in the area 200 years ago.

Dubbed "Africa's Venice," it is situated on a lagoon at the edge of Lagos

Adeyemi, who heads the studio NLÉ and has worked very closely with Rem Koolhaas for nearly a decade, has completed a test pilot project for a floating school.

This amazing floating school addresses social, physical and ecological needs.

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With three levels, the 32x32x32 foot high school has room for 100 local kids and recycles rainwater for the toilets.

Following the success of their cool floating school, the Nigerian-Dutch studio has bigger plans ahead: to build the Lagos Water communities Project.

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Some time ago we showed you how architect Kunle Adeyemi (<a title="Sustainable Makokos Floating School in Nigeria is Finally Completed" href="http://www.nleworks.com/" target="_blank">NLÉ</a>) had an ambitious dream to build a sustainable <a title="Sustainable Makokos Floating School in Nigeria is Finally Completed" href="http://inhabitat.com/kunle-adeyemi-designs-a-solar-powered-floating-school-for-the-flood-prone-coastline-of-nigeria/" target="_blank">floating community</a> in Makoko, one of Nigeria's poorest settlements that is constantly lashed by flooding. We are happy to report that his dream is now a reality as he has completed a new solar-powered floating school made from local materials that drifts on recycled plastic barrels. Click through the project's new images to see this pilot educational project - an excellent example of climate change adaptation achieved with scarce resources.

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