Along with the practical requirements - market, health center and school - the village was created to encourage people to return to the region
Submitted at Jul 26, 2022, 12:00 PM
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Architect Tosin Oshinowo designed the village of Ngarannam in northwestern Nigeria to replace a settlement destroyed by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
In partnership with the Nigerian government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the village will have a market, health post, community centre and primary school, as well as 500 houses.
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“The designs for the individual buildings were inspired by an understanding of the local culture, as well as the environmental terrain and existing resettlement housing already in place in the area,” says the architect.
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The community was developed to replace the original village of Ngarannam in Borno State , which was largely destroyed by the terrorist group Boko Haram in 2015. Oshinowo intended to establish a new community within the largely open landscape.
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Along with practical requirements, the village was designed to encourage people to return to the area . The architect met with community members to determine the town’s needs and aesthetic preferences .
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“From the first moment I met the community to start the project, I was very inspired by them,” explained Tosin Oshinowo.
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“They were so clear about what they wanted and didn’t want, and what spatial and aesthetic choices were fundamental to their lives, cultural resilience and community,” he continued.
*Via Dezeen
