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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
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
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.
