A bioclimatic feat in full expansion
The vertical campus ISM Dakar: a bioclimatic feat in full expansion
The vertical campus that revolutionizes education
Dakar innovates: bioclimatic vertical campus
Eco-responsible campus revolutionizes education

Our architectural design gives birth to an emblematic campus, embodying the very essence of ISM while embracing the principles of sustainability and responsibility. This avant-garde achievement, destined to become a reference on the African continent, reinterprets local cultural codes with finesse and modernity.

Designed as a village, this campus project offers, through the materials and processes used, a quasi-naturally controlled microclimate thanks to the use of winds and sun.
Our project proposes an identity-driven campus that carries the image of ISM, sustainable and responsible, which will set a reference in Africa, and which draws inspiration from its codes in a contemporary way. The campus master plan is modeled after traditional villages in Senegal, and the extension of the canopy evokes the palaver tree, a traditional gathering place.Created in 1992, ISM Dakar is a driving force in private education for French-speaking Africa.
The group welcomes more than 3000 students across various growing entities (management, political science, law, computer science) which will be grouped together on the same campus at the start of the 2019 academic year.Our project proposes an identity-driven campus that carries the image of ISM, sustainable and responsible, which will set a reference in Africa, and which draws inspiration from its codes in a contemporary way.
A morphology reflecting Senegalese villages.

Resolutely sustainable and evolving, the campus will generate a place in motion, punctuated by open spaces, promoting exchanges, sharing and the quality of life of its users.
To facilitate exchanges, the campus master plan is modeled after traditional villages in Senegal which are formed by the gathering of several round or square houses innervated by a main street from which alleys are born, and organized around a main square.

A signal campus entrance.
The campus entrance is marked in a contemporary way by an extension of the canopy that protects the interior street and escapes from it.

It evokes the palaver tree, a traditional gathering place in Africa, in the shade of which people express themselves about life in society, village problems, politics.
More articlesMore articlesThe project's courtyard is a true generator of freshness; it allows air renewal and diffuses natural light throughout the campus, while being protected from the sun. Both inside and outside, users will be able to exchange and share in the heart of a rich biodiversity created by landscaping work leading to a veritable profusion of vegetation.
