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Post by 669248737 on Oct 16, 2017 8:49:50 GMT -6
#669248737Design Statement: Teranga Kitchen
Each day, residents of the Diakounda Arts Village will come together to share their meals under one roof: an essential ritual in the process of community-building. As such, this design for the cafeteria is guided by gestures of simplicity, flexibility, and, most importantly, the concept of teranga – a broad notion of hospitality central to Senegalese culture. Teranga Kitchen is defined by two primary masses sitting beneath a large, unifying roof. A food preparation area to the east and a more intimate zone of seating to the west anchor the central gathering space. Artful brick coursework and layered bamboo ceiling panels, which are derived from traditional West African textiles, filter sunlight and aid in natural ventilation. Locally-sourced materials are used in construction: rammed earth, mud bricks, framing lumber, sand, cement, aggregate, and non-structural bamboo. Construction costs total $9,950 USD. This figure includes material cost, a construction waste loss factor, skilled and unskilled labor, and $1000 for furniture – in addition to an overall contingency of five percent. By creating a sense of human-scale shelter, a connection to the surrounding landscape, and fostering clear spatial relationships between eating, cooking, and sharing, this proposal provides a backdrop for teranga to reveal itself. Attachments:
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