Housing
1,200 students from more than 60 countries, these two living learning
villages were designed to create an environment of unity and connection. The
villages draw inspiration from traditional Islamic town organisation, and are
planned from the inside out, placing primary importance on the home. Student
apartments and residence hall neighbourhoods surround traditional courtyards
with greywater recycling landscape features. An organic exterior walkway
connects each of the buildings and concludes at the heart of the village, the
well-equipped residential community centres. The Qiblah wall bisects these
residential community centres, orienting residents toward Mecca. The
integration of the arabesque resonates throughout the project through
interwoven paving elements and its geometry carves the landscape and
buildings.
Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture |