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WOMEN’S HOUSE
KAIRA LOORO COMPETITION, SENEGAL
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Participants: Joy Samuel | Rania El-Dakrouny
THE AIM OF THE COMPETITION IS TO DESIGN A WOMEN’S HOUSE THAT AIMS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AS A KEY FACTOR IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT. THE BUILDING HAS TO BE A SPACE DEDICATED TO HOSTING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS. THE CONCEPT OF THE “WOMEN’S HOUSE” IS TO EMPHASIZE THE ROLE OF THE WOMEN IN SENEGAL IN ORDER TO MAKE IT MORE VISIBLE AND APPRECIATED BY THE SOCIETY. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH A CLEAR SPATIAL ORGANIZATION WHICH HAS SOLID MASSES SURROUNDING A CENTRAL MODULAR DIALOGUE SPACE. THIS OUTDOOR BAMBOO STRUCTURE ACCOMMODATES MANY FUNCTIONS SUCH AS WATER HARVESTING FROM THE HUMID AIR, SHELVES FOR PROPOSED EXHIBITIONS, SEATING, KIDS AREA, SHADING FABRIC AND IT SUPPORTS THE BUILDINGS’ ROOFS. ALL THE USED MATERIALS IN THE PROJECT ARE NATURAL OR RECYCLED AND AROUND 90% OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS CAN BE COMPLETED BY LOCAL WOMEN VILLAGERS WHICH WILL CREATE A SENSE OF PARTICIPATION AND BELONGING TO THE BUILDING.
TOWARDS THE SCHOOLS
TOILET
FABRIC SEATINGS
MAIN HALL
FABRIC SEATINGS
FABRIC TENT
POSTERS/ PORTRAITS
POSTERS/ PORTRAITS
ADMIN EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION SHELVES
EXHIBITION SHELVES
WATER HARVESTING PLAN
WATER HARVESTING PLAN
ALIGNED TO MAIN STREET
