senior center syndesi

In Querétaro, the elderly move to other places seeking tranquility, atmospheric cleanliness, better mobility and a convivial atmosphere. This is because of the feeling of loneliness/depression that you can acquire when you grow up. This is why the Housing and Coliving Compound for Older Adults SÝNDESI focuses on combating isolation, increasing citizen participation and empowerment of older adults through the term TOGETHERNESS. It proposes an integrative building with a dinning hall convertible as the main building, where the function takes the form, this by means of floating folding panels and mobile tables. In addition, we generate various meeting points such as rooms, outdoor furniture, gardens so that more than one person can procure. The houses are connected with a common porch, in which meetings can take place and inhabitants coexist.

Senegal is a country rich in culture, agriculture and traditions. Unfortunately, they are going through a small revolution in the Casamance area including Marsassom, where they recruit street children to fight, sell illicit products and are induced to crime. This is due to the scarcity of job opportunities for young people, which is why this project aims to increase their opportunities by inducing children to the agricultural sector. In this school, children learn to harvest and at the same time have the possibility to sell and eat their products. The aim is to motivate young adults to work in this more favourable sector from a young age. The project aims to invite the community towards better economic activities while creating a safe learning environment, which is achieved with the form, structure and program.