Red Pepper House: Local Construction Systems, Workmanship, and Sense of Space
Red Pepper House: Local Construction Systems, Workmanship, and Sense of Space
- urbanNext, April 23, 2018
- 706 words.
africanCities, Low Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urko Sánchez Architects
Africa, africanCities, Housing, Local manufacture, Local resources, Local solutions, Natural dialogue, Natural metaphor, On Discourse and Practices, Private housing, Project, Return to nature, Singular Housing, Territorial Approach, Ventilation
Located on the island of Lamu towards the north end of the town, the plot is immersed in vegetation and bordered by the beach on its southeast slopes. The forest, consisting mainly of mangroves, provides very few open spaces in between and hosts an abundance of chirping birds. These natural features enable the development of a building, whose design creates a harmonious dialogue with its surroundings. Without being completely isolated from the local population, its location provides a space where privacy is safeguarded by the nature that surrounds it.
CA'ASI Association, France, Young Architects in Africa Competition 2014, winner AAK-Awards of Excellence in Architecture, Kenya; Best Hospitality Industry Project 2013 Archdaily building of the year 2013, finalist International Property Awards Africa; Best Architecture Single Residence Kenya, 2012-13 Condé Nast Traveller Hot List, 2011 Condé Nast Traveller Spain Gold List, 2011
2575-5374
Architecture Lamu, Kenya Kenya
africanCities, Low Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urko Sánchez Architects
Africa, africanCities, Housing, Local manufacture, Local resources, Local solutions, Natural dialogue, Natural metaphor, On Discourse and Practices, Private housing, Project, Return to nature, Singular Housing, Territorial Approach, Ventilation
Located on the island of Lamu towards the north end of the town, the plot is immersed in vegetation and bordered by the beach on its southeast slopes. The forest, consisting mainly of mangroves, provides very few open spaces in between and hosts an abundance of chirping birds. These natural features enable the development of a building, whose design creates a harmonious dialogue with its surroundings. Without being completely isolated from the local population, its location provides a space where privacy is safeguarded by the nature that surrounds it.
CA'ASI Association, France, Young Architects in Africa Competition 2014, winner AAK-Awards of Excellence in Architecture, Kenya; Best Hospitality Industry Project 2013 Archdaily building of the year 2013, finalist International Property Awards Africa; Best Architecture Single Residence Kenya, 2012-13 Condé Nast Traveller Hot List, 2011 Condé Nast Traveller Spain Gold List, 2011
2575-5374
Architecture Lamu, Kenya Kenya