Eco Factor: Sustainable retirement community for Catholic priests.
HWKN have completed the design phase of their upcoming project, Aging in Africa, which will move towards construction in the beginning of next year. The development will be the first age-valued community on the African continent. The design will provide comfortable living space for the elderly.
The planners claim that the design is about architecture that does not just house caring but uses the architecture as a caring device. The development is to be organized like a typical Cote D’Ivoire village around a central spine that stretches North/South from existing streets to capture the site’s prevailing winds.
Gaps along the perimeter let natural vegetation grow into the village. The single story residential buildings are centered on the village axis to reinforce their communal function. The community has been planned as a residential development that can take advantage of natural sunlight and ventilation to reduce the overall energy demand.
Via: ArchDaily
