House of worship
STATUS
Design competition
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WHERE
Tanaf Valley, Senegal
YEAR
2017
Form
The form consists of a pure volume of 18x18m hosting the worship room, disconnected from the ground and set at 3.5m high, hovering above the small surrounding houses, and overlooking the beautiful valley of Tanaf, a way of keeping an eye on it from a position of a worshipper, admirer and a protector.
The space is covered by a pitched roof broken down into small units inspired by the local architecture and constructions methods
The underside of the roof, as well as the floor, is covered by baobab wood panels giving a deep warm atmosphere inviting to introspection.
Organisation
The worship room offers flexibility and adaptability of use to accommodate different cults and religions, Christian, Muslim Orthodox, Animism.
the space can be used entirely or partially, by means of adding separations in between the units and creates different compartments for each cult or for other conditions of use.
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