ANAS BIN MALEK QURANIC SCHOOL
TRIPOLI / LIBYA
Restoration and renovation
Project and supervision of construction: IDxEA + UNA
Clients: O.D.A.C. – D.O.A.
Construction/Restoration Company: Studio Italia Costruzioni srl
Covered area: 2.932 sqm
Surface area of inner square: 1.504 sqm
Surface area of outer square: 2.271 sqm
The Koranic school Anas-Ben Malek was built in the first half of the twentieth century by the Italian architect Florestano di Fausto and represents a cultural link between the Arab architectural tradition and Italian rationalism.
The project involves the restructuring, expansion and redistribution of the spaces of the Koranic School which will house the secondary school which will include a male and a female wing, an internal canteen, chemistry, physics and IT laboratories.
It is planned the recovery of the old two-story building with an irregular U shape, which includes the mosque of particular features and historical value in its centre. It is also renovating the entire building by removing all the more recent constructions to re-create a school complex around the mosque and its minaret.