Hôtel Affolaby
Built in Yamoussoukro by Work, this luxury hotel was built in anticipation of the C.A.N. The entire shell was constructed in MecoBriq, using soil extracted from the site (swimming pool, foundations, sceptic tanks, etc.). The hotel comprises 10 rooms and suites. Although there’s no air-conditioning, the rooms remain cool and pleasant all day long, thanks to their bioclimatic design.
Toumodi
This village, built by Habitat for Humanity, was designed to relocate inhabitants whose homes were regularly destroyed by the waters of a river. Around a hundred houses were built with the help of the community. In addition to providing the villagers with decent housing, this program has enabled young people to be trained in the techniques of making and building MecoBriq houses, and subsequently to develop their own business.
Terra B Congo
Built in 2011 by Terra-B-Congo, this is one of the very first houses built using MecoBriq. MecoBriq was used as a mortar-free infill for a concrete post-and-beam structure, as well as for interior partitions. After 10 years, the house remains in perfect condition, showing no signs of visible deterioration.
Ile Boulay
This public-access complex was built by Work on Ile Boulay, opposite Abidjan, and comprises several buildings. This isolated site had no public electricity at the time of construction. Completion is scheduled for next year, and its capacity to accommodate 3,000 people will make it one of MecoBriq’s most remarkable constructions to date.
Droneport, Norman Foster Foundation
Construction of a demonstration for the 2016 Venice Biennale, with a view to build Droneports designed by Norman Foster for Rwanda. The project was carried out in collaboration with The Norman Foster Foundation, Lafarge’s R&D centre, M.I.T. and ETH Zurich. MecoConcept provided technical support for the development of the bricks. The bricks were manufactured by Bricabloc.
UMAT-LOCARBOM
“L’UMAT du Sahel” is a low-carbon project based on the development of local resources, developed by LOCARBOM in partnership with the Senegalese Ministry of Learning.
The demonstrator has been built in Diamniadio, at the heart of Greater Dakar’s “City of Knowledge”. This Mobile Assembly and Processing Unit was delivered in autumn 2021, with its first 2 cohorts of referent trainers to the Senegalese Ministry of Vocational Training.
The “on-the-job” experiential teaching approach developed with AFPA is being implemented on 3 pilot sites.
CASA-FOUTA
This project, initiated by Evreux town council in partnership with Casa Fouta, has enabled exchanges between young people from Evreux and Casamance. Young people from Evreux joined their Senegalese counterparts in Ziguinchor to learn how to make bricks together, and took part in the construction of a small structure.
As a result of this exchange, a brick production facility was set up by Casa Fouta, which was subsequently able to produce its own bricks.
To make its bricks, Casa Fouta uses ManuMeco as well as the rotary sieve and mixer supplied by MecoConcept.
