"Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, designed by DeRoche Projects, introduces a model for community space in a city with limited access to green and recreational areas. Centered on a clay tennis court, the project combines sport, learning, and ecological practice within a compact urban site. It also represents Ghana's first use of a precast rammed earth system, adapting a traditional building material for contemporary, scalable construction."
"The most significant technical leap of the project lies in the pioneering use of precast rammed earth panels, developed specifically for Ghana's climatic and labor conditions. Traditional rammed earth, while sustainable, is typically slow and weather-dependent, limiting its use in large-scale projects. The architects introduce off-site fabrication, which allows for controlled production, precision, and faster delivery. Panels are modular, easily transported, and adaptable to future sites, presenting a replicable model for sustainable construction in the region."
Backyard Community Club in Osu, Accra creates a compact public hub centered around a clay tennis court for athletes under 18 and free lessons for local children. The layout includes shaded perimeter seating, changing rooms, showers, outdoor counters, barbecue areas, and cultivation spaces, designed for natural light and cross‑ventilation instead of mechanical systems. The project pioneers precast rammed earth panels tailored to Ghana's climate and labor realities, enabling off‑site fabrication, precision, modular transport, and faster delivery. Panels are adaptable to other sites, offering a scalable, sustainable building method that integrates sport, learning, and ecological practice.
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