Madagascar shines once again internationally, thanks to Miora Raharivelo who is winner of the Réunion Architecture Prize (PAR) for this year.
The Reunion Island Architecture Prize (PAR) aims to reward quality architectural achievements on the territory of Reunion Island and the Indian Ocean.
The 29 projects in competition this year stood out in 7 different categories, under the evaluation of a diverse jury bringing together architects, artists, graphic designers, journalists and elected officials.
These seven award-winning categories include individual housing, collective housing, professional establishments, school and leisure facilities, dream projects, projects carried out in the Indian Ocean and student projects.
It’s in the category ” Remarkable Indian Ocean Project » that Miora Raharivelo won this prestigious prize. Her project Barefoot Collège Madagascar, Tsiafajavona convinced the jury.
She responded to a call for projects launched at the beginning of the year by La Maison de l’Architecture de La Réunion and the Council of the Order of Architects of La Réunion and Mayotte.
His project consisted of the design of an ecological building, made of raw earth, in a lush environment. The eco-responsible building is intended to receive visitors seeking serenity and rejuvenation in the middle of nature.
The central development is also focused on the Tsiafajavona mountain and its protected areas.
The challenge was to succeed in a project at a lower cost with a sustainable development issue. To do this, the designers favored short supply chains: use of local materials, local labor and know-how. All in a reflection on natural ventilation, the recovery of rainwater and the putting into practice of the know-how of “solar mamas” in the use of solar energy.
This space is also a reinterpretation of the vernacular architecture of the Malagasy highlands with the use of earth as a material. For the dormitory part, for example, the rammed earth is used as a sort of base while the brick surrounds and marks the passage to the ridge.
Hanitra Andria