Client
NKA Foundation
Services
Architecture Design
Production Renders
Project Type
New Construction
Location
Casamance Region Of Senegal
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Sub-Sahara Interstice
Reimagining the housing infrastructure in a remote African village.
Sub-Sahara interstice is a prototype that seeks to generate a pragmatic and scalable urban condition. At the core of this urban condition are a series of interconnected programs, materials and site conditions. These include the orientation of each massing block in relation to the trajectory of the sun, solar heat gain, flow of rain precipitation, local source material (laterite) and courtyards. The first phase of the project is to orient the housing blocks in the trajectory of the sun; thus, reducing solar heat that affects the units.
Sub-Sahara Interstice
Reimagining the housing infrastructure in a remote African village.
Sub-Sahara interstice is a prototype that seeks to generate a pragmatic and scalable urban condition. At the core of this urban condition are a series of interconnected programs, materials and site conditions. These include the orientation of each massing block in relation to the trajectory of the sun, solar heat gain, flow of rain precipitation, local source material (laterite) and courtyards. The first phase of the project is to orient the housing blocks in the trajectory of the sun; thus, reducing solar heat that affects the units.
Client
NKA Foundation
Services
Architecture Design
Production Renders
Project Type
New Construction
Location
Casamance Region Of Senegal
Share
Programmatic Axon
Showcasing the internal courtyard condition by using a web of structural frames to suspend the roof. This allows a constant flow of fresh air into each unit and gives the building a light airy aesthetic.
Schematic Site Plan
In the second phase, we extend the sloping roofs and redirect the rainfall towards the shaded zones. In doing so, additional courtyards are generated that make the land fertile for the growing of plants.
View at the courtyards
This interstice is a catalyst that generates many courtyards that are equidistant from the modular housing units. The expansion of this sprawl becomes the village, town, and city. Sub-Sahara Interstice is a site-specific condition, that generates an urban topology that is modular, scalable and responsive to the site.
View at the courtyards
This interstice is a catalyst that generates many courtyards that are equidistant from the modular housing units. The expansion of this sprawl becomes the village, town, and city. Sub-Sahara Interstice is a site-specific condition, that generates an urban topology that is modular, scalable and responsive to the site.
View at the outdoor and interior courtyards
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