The genesis of the project is based on five guiding concepts: Maintain, Rehabilitate, Correct, Improve and Transform. It is through the interpretation and analysis of these assumptions that the following intervention proposal is designed.

As a point of departure it is intended to MAINTAIN all the elements considered characteristic and fundamental to the identity and uniqueness of this Church of ours. 

REABILITARY will be the second premise and will involve identifying the elements that need to be treated in order to be able to maintain, in accordance with the previous point.

CORRECTING the elements with the most functional problems is an essential concern of the intervention. Intervening in the current configuration of the main altar and side altars, in the arrangement of the seats of the nave and transept, in the configuration of the entrance windguard or in the access to the high choir are key parts of this proposal and they want to be corrected and adapted in order to respond to today’s requests.

At the same time, we are studying how to IMPROVE and enhance the characteristics of each space. In this category is integrated, for example, the possibility of intervention in the access to the galleries and their distribution, allowing the increase of the area of the organ tube space, allowing emergency exits from the galleries with the hypothesis of, if desired, creating space for the high choir, and in this way, phased and with an eye to the future, qualify aesthetically and functionally the upper floor of the church.

Finally, it is also intended to TRANSFORM, in a positive way, the functionality, the qualities so as to reinforce the image of the Mother Church. Starting from this key concept and the idea of conjugation between the existing and the need for a new area or new construction, it is proposed to transform the northern sacristy into a chapel destined for the Most Holy.

A zone for events is proposed, through the construction of a new building, to be located in the central area of the complex, which should contain the necessary functions for the spaces for events, meetings and actions related to the cultural and social dynamisation of the estate. This new building, with a contemporary character, seeks its inspiration in a sheet of paper that symbolically covers the whole building and characterizes it.

The two remaining areas, corresponding to the wine production and administrative area, which, although not developed in this competition, find space for expansion and future developments.

The programmatic distribution of the new building seeks to maximise the usefulness of each space. It is suggested the creation of: a meeting area; a kitchen area, containing all the spaces necessary for the proper functioning in case of events; a lounge area, to house the most diverse occasions and activities; and also sanitary facilities for access from the outside, thus solving this problem in cases of outdoor events. In parallel, this distribution, in a longitudinal and sequential direction, allows an easy articulation of the service spaces (kitchen and outdoor I.S.) when there is a need for outdoor events.

Eight main volumes with sloped roofs in different directions are proposed, containing the classrooms, spatially articulated by a circulation ring/corridor, with enough transparency to visually incorporate and provide a special continuity between the interior and the central courtyard, where the open amphitheatre is located. Apart from these volumes with identical dimensioning, there is another with larger proportions containing the indoor gymnasium. In each of these volumes’ facades there are large glass windows, allowing the classrooms to be lit by natural lighting. The windows are placed in different strategic areas in order to maintain the privacy needed for a
classroom.

The project underlines the idea of a space with special qualities, that allows not only the learning through classes, but also that improves people’s experiences, mobility and their connection with school itself. Thus, we developed a concept of Open School, exploring the school more like a body rather than a building itself: the school it is not finished; it is in constant evolution and has to be used by children, teachers, parents… in order to achieve its potential and purpose.

At the same time, the Open concept also refers to the will of creating a building clearly connected to the city. Having that in mind, the shape of the proposal, made through cuts and subtractions, reflects the forms of the city. In addition to that, the two entrances allow the user to have different interactions and perceptions: as the student grows older and changes from preschool to primary school, so does his perception of the building, as if it was not the same.

This solution aims to explore the potential of the curved line in order to achieve an iconic building with a unique interior ambience.

With the bold design for the Subah Holdings Office Complex, we seek to provide easy visibility to all Subah’s clients from various prime centre of Accra.

Its organization intends to emphasize the teamwork between the users, as well as, to improve different ways of space usage. In order to accomplish that, we proposed different types of office partitioning which can easily adapt to your needs and circumstances. Even more, the solution intends to accommodate different types of spaces through mixed use comprising offices, retail shops and banking halls. 

The design includes all the technical requirements needed in this type of building, even as the necessary conditions for the extensive use of highly sophisticated technology.

This building has an organic form, shaped by the wind forces and the sun path and inspired in the Ghanaian landscapes.