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Sidi El Aloui Primary School, Tunis, Tunisia.

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Courtyard, Sidi El Aloui Primary School, Tunis, Tunisia.

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Sidi El Aloui Primary School, Tunis, Tunisia.

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Paved courtyard is surrounded by a two-storey covered gallery, Sidi El Aloui Primary School, Tunis, Tunisia.

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Main approach to the school, Sidi El Aloui Primary School, Tunis, Tunisia.

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Sidi El Aloui Primary School

Technical Information

Award Cycle:

1987-1989 Cycle

Status:

Award Recipient

Country of origin:

Tunisia

Location:

Tunis, Tunisia

Client:
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Ministry of Housing

Architect:

Association de Sauvegarde de la Médina de Tunis / Samir Hamaici, Denis Lesage

Design:

Size:

1'354 m²

Completed:

1986

Conceived as an alternative to standard school design in Tunis, this building, carefully related to its context, came about through the efforts of a local citizens' group. The school is located in a very dense sector of the Tunis medina. Erected on a site left vacant since its housing was demolished in the 1960's, the entrance façade faces a public park. This façade is symmetrical about the park's principal axis. Its wing is one storey higher than the rest of the school to bring it into the scale of neighbouring structures and accommodate the headmaster's suite.

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