Building with Fractals in Africa-XV Studio

Inspired by Ron Eglash's fractal, work XVstudio founded by Xavier Vilalta initiates projects that "integrate traditional climate control systems such as ventilation, humidity and shade while introducing the newest green technologies, they are also engineered to be living buildings."They describe the Melaku center in Ethiopia thus:

A common parameter in the traditional African architecture is the use of the fractal scale: small parts of the structure tend to be similar to the bigger ones, for example, the circular villages are made of circular houses.The project master-plan geometry is based in a fractal hexagonal grid that holds the different sizes of classrooms and services. The classes are organized in small groups of three or four pieces that have the shape of a flower. Understanding the climate and the vernacular architecture of Ethiopia, the exterior spaces become the corridors of the school.