Women’s House
Baghere, Southern Senegal
International Competition
Team: Valeria Álvarez, Júlia Chaves,
Sebastián Delgado, Ezequiel Leibovich
& María Alejandra Naranjo
The project revolves around the idea of gender equality and human rights in Senegal. The main goal is to create a safe space for women and young generations to raise awareness about gender disparity through education and dialogue. This issue not only concerns women, but society as a whole. That is why our project intends to bring together women, children and men at a starting point, a first step towards equity.
A central space, where nature rises and unifies its surroundings, is created to establish a visual relationship between two main spaces. We create an environment where everything interacts and multiple activities can coexist. Building on the translucency of the project, the roof in itself portrays the image of a window towards a brighter light. In addition, the walls and the space between them and the roof are conceived to coax the wind in and sweep the rooms with a breath of new life.
Women’s House
Baghere, Southern Senegal
International Competition
Team: Valeria Álvarez, Júlia Chaves,
Sebastián Delgado, Ezequiel Leibovich
& María Alejandra Naranjo
The project revolves around the idea of gender equality and human rights in Senegal. The main goal is to create a safe space for women and young generations to raise awareness about gender disparity through education and dialogue.
This issue not only concerns women, but society as a whole. That is why our project intends to bring together women, children and men at a starting point, a first step towards equity.
A central space, where nature rises and unifies its surroundings, is created to establish a visual relationship between two main spaces. We create an environment where everything interacts and multiple activities can coexist.
Building on the translucency of the project, the roof in itself portrays the image of a window towards a brighter light. In addition, the walls and the space between them and the roof are conceived to coax the wind in and sweep the rooms with a breath of new life.
The integration of the project with its site is also shown by the choice of local natural and recycled materials such as laterite earth, bamboo, straw, wood, impermeable waste and tires. The exterior earth walls’ thickness creates a protected space and a fresh environment as a solution to high temperatures in Senegal.
The bamboo structure allows for the roof to be elevated from the exterior wall’s edge, letting the cool air in and carrying the hot air out through the opening in the ceiling.
The integration of the project with its site is also shown by the choice of local natural and recycled materials such as laterite earth, bamboo, straw, wood, impermeable waste and tires. The exterior earth walls’ thickness creates a protected space and a fresh environment as a solution to high temperatures in Senegal. The bamboo structure allows for the roof to be elevated from the exterior wall’s edge, letting the cool air in and carrying the hot air out through the opening in the ceiling.
