LOCATION AND ACCESS SITE CONTEXT & NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTERISTICS 4.

SWAHILI DOORS
OLD TOWN STREETSCAPE
NARROW STREETS AND ALLEYWAYS
OLD TOWN, MOMBASA - KENYA MABATI ROOF
ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRATION DOMINANT STYLE : SWAHILI ARCHITECTURE
KEY FACTORS STYLES THAT CAN BE INCORPORATED IN THE
EXISTING ARCHITECTURE OF THE OLD TOWN SUCCESSFULLY EAVES
-PROXIMITY TO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: ATTRACT CLIENTS FOR BOTIQUE HOTEL PROJECT
THE BOTIQUE HOTEL, BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY BLENDS STYLES FROM DIVERSE SOURCES. (AFRICAN, ARAB,
INDIAN AND EUROPEAN BUILDING TRADITIONS) 3. SWAHILI BALCONIES
-BOTH THE BEACHFRONT AND THE FORT JESUS ARE EASILY
CROSS SECTION
ACCESSIBLE DUE TO THE LESS WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE 1. CORAL STONE CONSTRUCTION
PROPOSED SITE HANDRAILS
THE MATERIAL USED IN THESE STONE HOUSES IS OFTENLY
-NEARNESS OF THE SITE TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS REFERRED TO AS CORAL RAG ( THEY ARE SET IN THICK MORTAR BALUSTERS
OF MOMBASA COUNTY ALSO GUARANTEES INCREASED CONSISTING OF LIME, EARTH AND SAND AND THEN COVERED WITH
FOOTALL. (HIGHER NO. OF VISITORS) A LIME PLASTER AND LIMEWASH

WHY CORAL? CORAL STRENGTHENS WITH AGE AND IT HAS GOOD BALUSTERS OLD TOWN IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS NARROW STREETS AND ALLEYWAYS, WHICH ADD TO
EXPOSURE OF MATERIALS. HISTORIC AND INTIMATE AMBIANCE OF THE AREA
BRACKET INTRICATE CARVINGS AND
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U ORNAMENTATION ON DOORS THESE STREETSCAPES OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A SENSE OF DISCOVERY
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THESE CAN INFLUENCE THE BOTIQUE AND EXPLORATION FOR THE BOTIQUE HOTEL GUESTS AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS
HOTEL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR NEIGHBOURHOOD

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FORT
BOTIQUE HOTEL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE:
JESUS BUILDINGS THAT ARE NOT
2. ORNAMENTATION AND DECORATION EXCESSIVELY TALL OR
IMPOSING

4. PROXIMITY AND
THE ORNAMENTATION CAN BE INCORPORATED SCALE: BUILDINGS
INDIAN OCEAN ON BUILDING ELEMENTS OF THE BOTIQUE
HOTEL DESIGN TO ACHIEVE AN EXQUISITE FEEL
ARE IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY WITH EACH
KIBO
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ACCESS INTIMATE, PERSONALIZED AND LUXURIOUS CONTEXT

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DESIGN PARAMETERS PARKING ACCESS: PARKING TO BE
MAINLY CHECKS THE READINESS OF THE SITE TO SUPPORT A BOTIQUE SITUATED AT A PARKING AREA NEAR FORT NATURER OF THE SURROUNDING BUILDING FACADES
HOTEL JESUS
USE OF POROUS WALLS: MASHRUBIYA SCREENS ARE USED THAT HAVE
SITE ORIENTATION: THE SITE IS ORIENTATED WITH THE WESTERN FACADE UNIQUE SWAHILI PATTERNS THAT ALLOW FOR VISIBILITY WHILE STILL ENSURING
BEING HIGLY EXPOSED TO RHE WESTERN SUN. PRIVACY.
THEREFORE SUNSHADING IS HIGHLY REQURED ON THIS FACADES. THEY ALSO ALLOW PERMANENT VENTILATION
MANY BUILDINGS HAVE BALCONIES: EMPLOYES USE OF
SENSORY FEATURES: BALCONIES MADE FROM INDIAN TEAK WOOD OR MANGROOVE WHICH
PRIVACY AND NOISE : NO MAJOR NOISE SOURCE AROUND THE PROPOSED SITE U ARE LOCALLY AVAILABLE IN THE AREA
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EXISTING ESTABLISHMENTS AND SERVICES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY: OLD TOWN AREA IS WELL SERVICED WITH ELECTRICITY
WITH THE PROPOSED SITE AT CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
BUILDING

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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY LOCALLY SOURCED TIMBER
FROM MANGROVE USED TO
THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS: THE AREA IS MAINLY CHARACTERIZED BY
SUPPORT THE UPPER FLOORS
THE GUESTS DURING THEIR STAY AND ALSO TO PRODUCE CEILING
BUILDINGS THAT USE TRADITIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY, AS SUCH
CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE FOR THE PROJECT DESIGN INCORPORPATE SUCH STRUCTURE
MATERIALS THAT ARE IN HARMONY WITH THE SWAHILI ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
OF OLD TOWN
SEWER SYSTEM: THE PROPOSED SITE IS ALREADY CONNECTED TO AN EXISTING
SEWER CONNECTION. THIS IS NECESSARY TO HANDLE THE ANTICIPATED WASTEWATER CORAL STONE SOME MODERN BUILDINGS HAVE INCORPORATED
FLOW THAT WILL BE ORIGINATING FROM THE BOTIQUE HOTEL. LOCALLY SOURCED TIMBER
METALS IN THE DESIGN ( I-BEAMS) FOR SUPPORT
PURPOSES. THIS IDEA CAN BE BORROWED FOR
THE PROPOSED SITE HAS EXISTING STRUCTURES THAT INDICATE SITUATION OF A TRADITIONAL CLAY TILES APPLICATION IN THE BOTIQUE PROJECT
BUILDING BEFORE, THE SEWER CONNECTION FOR THE BUILDING COULD BE USED LIME BASED PLASTER
THIS IS THE MAIN FINISHING MATERIAL DUE TO ITS STRENGTHENING PROPERTY
CORAL STONE
LOCALLY SOURCED TIMBER

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THE SITE IS GENERALLY FLAT WITH LESS VEGETATION FOUNDATION DESIGN
THE AMOUNT OF SOLAR ON SIGHT IS HIGH FOR DAY TO DAY RUNNING OF CREATE A VISUAL HIERARCHY BY VARYING
ACTIVITIES AND FOR HUMAN COMFORT proposed site THE BUILDING HEIGHTS AND CREATING AN
USE OF COURTYARD IN BUILDINGS ENHANCES EFFECTIVE ESCAPE OF WARM AIR INTERESTING ROOFLINE
USE OF SHADING DEVICES (OVERHANGS & FINS)
USING DEEP OVERHANGS SHADING DEVICES ON THE BUILDING OR SELECTIVE
VERTICAL SHADING DEVICES ON THE BUILDING
USING DEEP OVERHANGS SHADING DEVICES ON THE BUILDING OR SELECTIVE
VERTICAL SHADING DEVICES ON THE BUILDING
OLD TOWN HAS CORAL STONE AS THE
PLACEMENT OF OPENINGS ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH FACADES TO PROTECT UNDERLYING BEDROCK WHICH IS FREE FROM
THEM FROM SOLAR RADIATION EARTH MOVMENT THEREFORE STRIP
FOUNDATION IS BEST FOR THE PROJECT
VISUAL HIERARCHY CONTRAST AND BALANCE ( IN RELATION TO TOPOGRAPHY)
DUE TO THE FLAT SITE,
CONTRASTING ELEMENTS
CREATE A VISUAL HIERARCHY BY VARYING THE CAN HELP ESTABLISH A
TEXTURED WALLS BUILDING HEIGHTS AND CREATING AN CLEAR VISUAL HIERARCHY BY
INTERESTING ROOFLINE HIGHLIGHTING KEY
HIGHLY TEXTURED WALLS. THE INCREASED SURFACE AREA OF SUCH A WALL
RESULTS IN AN INCREASED OUTER SURFACE COEFFICIENT, WHICH PERMITS THIS CAN HELP DIFFERENTIATE VARIOUS AREAS FEATEURES OR AREAS OF
THE SUNLIT SURFACE TO STAY COOLER OF THE HOTEL. THE DESIGN THAT STAND OUT
THE PROPOSED SITE IS GENERALLY AGAINST THE SURROUNDING
TEXTURED SURFACES FLAT WITH THE GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY
ALSO REDUCES THE TOPOGRAPHY GENTLY SLOPING
INTENSITY AND TOWARDS THE OCEAN
DIRECTNESS OF THE
INCOMING SOLAR
RADIATION.
WIND MOVEMENT RAINFALL
SHADE THE SITE RECEIVES THE WARM SOUTH EAST TRADE WINDS THAT CAUSE RAINFALL BRINGING A THE AREA RECEIVES RAINFALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE HIGHEST
COOLING EFFECT ON THE COASTLINE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL RECEIVED IN THE MONTHS OF MAY AND NOVEMBER
THE SITE IS ALSO JUST ADJACENT TO THE COASTLINE AND IT WATER CAN THEREFORE BE HARVESTED AND STORED FOR USAGE
EXPERIENCES SEA BREEZE DURING THE DAY WHICH CREATES A
COOLING EFFECT
HUMIDITY
MOMBASA REGION IS GENERALLY HUMID THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
THE LEAST HUMID MONTH IS FEBRUARY (66.8%) AND THE MOST HUMID
MONTH IS MAY (76.5%)
THE PROPOSED DESIGN SHOULD ALLEVIATE THE HUMID CONDITIONS INSIDE
THE BUILDING TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM COMFORT, THIS CAN BE DONE BY; NDIA KUU
ROAD
USE OF COURTYARDS
Walls parallel to
PROVISION OF CENTRAL COURTYARD WHICH ENHANCES EFFECTIVE ESCAPE OF WARM AIR breeze direction
ENSURE MAXIMUM WIND VELOCITY IN THE BUILDING BY USE OF NARROW FLOOR PLANS AND
MAXIMUM OPENINGS LONGEST AXIS ON
NDIA KUU
Cons
THE NORTH- SOUTH AXIS

COURTYARD
NARROW PLAN TO ENABLE
CROSS- VENTILATION chan
Window design ideas for
site
maximum air flow
pipes

Staggering and open

Ndia
spaces to encourage CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE CHANNELS ON THE PERIPHERY
breezes OF THE SITE TO EMPTY WASTE WATER ON SEWAGE PIPES
NATURAL VENTILATION (CROSS-VENTILATION, STACK EFFECT) AND WATER CHANNELS ON THE NDIA KUU ROAD
DURING THE DAY, NATURAL VENTILATION SHOULD BE MAXIMISED, THIS CAN
BE ACHIEVABLE BY INCORPORATING
USE OF ROOF OVERHANGS TO
PROTECT THE WALLS AND PAINTS
N FROM CORROSION BY RAINWATER

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winds

TEMPERATURE
RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE
THE HOT SEASON OCCURS DURING THE NORTH EAST MONSOON WITH THE TWO
HOTTEST MONTHS BEING FEBRUARY AND MARCH. PROPER AIR FLOW MANAGEMENT
USE OF BRIGHT EXTERIORS
THE TWO COOLEST MONTHS, JULY AND AUGUST ARE MORE PLEASANT WITH AND SMOOTH FINISHES OPTIMIZE THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN BY AVOIDING OBSTRUCTION
TEMPERATURES IN THE RANGE OF 22 DEG TO 27 DEG OF NATURAL AIR PATHWAYS. CEILING FANS CAN BE USED TO
PROMOTE AIR CIRCULATION
FACILITATE PASSIVE COOLING IN THE BUILDING SINCE MOMBASA WATER STORAGE FACILITIES CAN BE EMPLOYED
MINIMIZE HEAT GAIN THROUGH
EXPERIENCES GENERALLY HIGH TEMPERATURES REFLECTIVE SURFACES AND BRIGHT THERMAL MASS MAJORLY FOR THE HARVESTED WATER
WINDOWS TO MIMIC THE SWAHILI WINDOWS VERTICALITY TO MAXIMISE ON COLORS FOR INSTANCE WHITE PAINTS INCORPORATE BUILDING MATERIALS WITH HIGH THERMAL MASS,
VENTILATION USING THE SEA BREEZES ON BUILDING WALLS SUCH AS CONCRETE OR STONE, THEY HELP REGULATE INDOOR
TEMPERATURES
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 BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE BOUTIQUE HOTEL.
SPACE FUNCTION AND ACTIVITIES FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY NUMBER OF USERS PLAN TOTAL AREA
RESTAURANT DINING MOVEMENT SPACE BETWEEN TABLE WALL MOIUNTED STAINLESS STEEL CABINETS. 20 GUESTS. 129.89 m2
LAYOUTS OF 980. (600*400mm)
RELAXING

150
CANTILEVER SEATS (500*550*1200). TERRAZZO TILES FLOOR.(60 *60 mm).
HOLDING CONVERSATIONS

2,500
TABLE (1200*70*90). CHANDERLIER LIGHTING.
WITHIN KITCHEN SPACE: BLENDERS.
> COOKING INDEGENOUS WALL FINISH.

150 2,650
> WASHING COLD STORAGE AREA (2000*2500).
> STORAGE OF FOOD
DRY STORAGE AREA (2000*2500).

900 900 150

150
CHANGING AREA. (2500*2500)
2,500 3,000 1,490 1,600 922 2,199
MINI-KITCHEN

DINING TABLES. MAHOGANY TIMBER CABINETS. (600*400mm) 20 GUESTS. 86.25 m2

3.600
SNACK BAR REFRESHMENTS.
SHELVES .

0.600
COFFEE STANDS. TERRAZZO TILES FLOOR.(300*300mm).

8.600
BUYING AND SELLING.

1.600
FRIDGES. F F

STORAGE. CASHIER CHANDERLIER LIGHTING.

2.500
CABINETS
RELAXING. INDEGENOUS WALL FINISH. 2.463
0.150
2.500 2.650
0.150
2.088
10.000

MEETING HOLDING MEETINGS. EXECUTIVE CHAIRS (500*550mm). ABSORBING ACOUSTIC WALL PANELS. 15 PERSONS. 22m2
SPACE

1,050700
COMMUNICATING SPEECHES. 2 WALL MOUNTED TIMBER OFFICE SHELVES UPHOSTERED CHAIRS(Rtgxgpv tgxgtdgtcvkqp qh uqwpf)

4,150
(1500*550mm).
OFFICIAL PRESENTATIONS.

1,800
PROJECTORS. LIGHT WALL FINISHES.

SCREENS. ACOUSTIC TILES. 1,500 3,200 599

5,300

A MINIMUM OF 1.5M WIDE SPACE BEHIND 542

OFFICE SPACE ADMINISTRATIVE WORKS. COTTON CARPET FLOORING. 1 MANAGER. 27m2

500
DESK FOR ACCESS 1,240 2,040 959
A MINIMUM OF 1.5M WIDE SPACE BEHIND
RECEIVING IMPORTANT GUESTS.

752
DESKS IN BACK-TO-BACK ARRANGMENT ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION WALL PANELS. 4 GUESTS.

3,032
680
OFFICE DESK (1800 * 900 * 750)

200
HOLDING MEETINGS. LIGHT WALL FINISHES.

900
OFFICE CABINETS (800 * 600 * 2100)

5,795
300
982 2,000 1,200 600
TALL OFFICE CABINET (600 * 600 * 2100)

520
STORAGE OF DOCUMENTS. 3 DESIGNER CHAIRS (620 * 600 * 770)

900 1,043

2,763
0
1 HAG H09 ARM CHAIR (622 * 669 * 1185)

74
2 OFFICE CHAIRS (540 * 560 * 885) 400
COFFEE TABLE (800 * 800 * 700) 380 1,078 900 2,024
4,782
COMPUTER
KEYBOARD
BARBER SHOP TRIMMING, CUTTING, GROOMING, A MINIMUM OF 2438MM WIDE, 2438MM LIGTHING AND AMBIENCE 1 BARBER 4,750
23.75 m2

663
906 3,114 730
SHAVING AND SHAMPOOING LONG, WITH AN 8-FOOT 2438MM HIGH 906 3,114
CEILING. LIGHT WALL FINISHES 2 CLIENTS

1,274
STORAGE UNITS FOR STORING BARBER BARBER CHAIR (610 * 610 * 7600)

5,000

5,000
TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES SHAMPOO UNIT (610 * 1220 * 1080) 400 600

3,063
MIRRORS (610 * 1524)
DESIGN DISPLAY AREAS SHOWCASING BARBER CART ( 610 * 610 * 914)
HAIR CARE PRODUCTS, STYLING TOOLS 1 HAG ARM CHAIR (622 * 669 * 1185) 4,750
AND RETAIL MERCHANDISE STORAGE CABINET (762 * 610 * 1500)
WAITING AREA TABLE (610 * 610 * 610)

9,600
100
SALON SPACE WASHING, APPLYING SHAMPOO, BLOW- > A MINIMUM OF 1.5M WIDE SPACE BEHIND LIGTHING AND AMBIENCE 5 STYLISTS. 200 5,700 100 1,450 1,850 200 86.74 m 2
DRYING AND STYLING CLIENTS. DESK FOR ACCESS.

200
SHAMPOO

LIGHT WALL FINISHES 7 CLIENTS.

F
KITCHEN

CURLING AND STRAIGHTENING CLIENT'S > A MINIMUM OF 1.5M WIDE SPACE BEHIND

100 2,750
WC

HAIR. DESKS IN BACK-TO-BACK ARRANGMENT CERAMIC FLOOR NAILS/

COLOUR

5,800
OFFICE DESK (1800 * 900 * 750) DRYER

COLOURING,PERMING AND TREATING CHANGING ROOM

2,550
HAIR. OFFICE CABINETS (800 * 600 * 2100)

11,000
SELLING HAIR PRODUCTS TO CLIENTS. TALL OFFICE CABINET (600 * 600 * 2100) STYLING

200
3,650

BUDGETING,FINANCES AND BOOK 3 DESIGNER CHAIRS (620 * 600 * 770)

KEEPING. RECEPTION

5,200
1 HAG H09 ARM CHAIR (622 * 669 * 1185)
GIVING CLIENTS MANICURE AND
PEDICURE AND APPLYING NAIL 2 OFFICE CHAIRS (540 * 560 * 885)
WC

EXTENSIONS.
1,850 4,100
COFFEE TABLE (800 * 800 * 700) 5,950
APPLYING MAKE UP TO CLIENTS.
BUYING. DISPLAY SHELVES (1200 * 450 * 1500) INCORPORATE VARIOUS TYPES OF DISPLAY FIXTURES 6 PERSONS 37.45m2

1,400
GIFT SHOP OFFICE CABINETS (800 * 600 * 2100)
VISUAL MERCHANDISING: USE ATTRACTIVE AND EYE-

276
SELLING. TALL OFFICE CABINET (600 * 600 * 2100)

750
CATCHING DISPLAYS - TO DRAW ATTENTION.

5,350
DISPLAY MANEQUINS (1800 kp jgkijv+

1,225
WINDOW SHOPPING. 1 HAG H09 ARM CHAIR (622 * 669 * 1185) LIGHT WALL FINISHES.
600
3 CHAIRS (540 * 560 * 885)
PRODUCT ENQUIRIES AND REVIEWS. DISPLAY TABLE (600 * 800 * 750) 1,100
600
CASH COUNTER (1200 * 600 * 900) 432 3,000 2,029 939
WALL SHELVING (600 * 200 * 1200) 7,000

5,300
SHOP BUYING. DISPLAY SHELVES (1200 * 450 * 1500) 6 PERSONS 200 2,400
100
2,400 200 99.06m2
INCORPORATE VARIOUS TYPES OF DISPLAY FIXTURES
OFFICE CABINETS ( 800 * 600 * 2100)
2,238

SELLING. TALL OFFICE CABINET (600 * 600 * 2100) VISUAL MERCHANDISING: USE ATTRACTIVE AND EYE-
DISPLAY MANEQUINS (1600 kp jgkijv+ CATCHING DISPLAYS - TO DRAW ATTENTION. 6,600
WINDOW SHOPPING.
1 HAG H09 ARM CHAIR (622 * 669 * 1185)
200

3 CHAIRS (540 * 560 * 885) LIGHT WALL FINISHES.

PRODUCT ENQUIRIES AND REVIEWS.
DISPLAY TABLE (600 * 800 * 750)
9,550

CASH COUNTER (1200 * 600 * 900) 7,350

WALL SHELVING (600 * 200 * 1200)

7,150

LENGTH: A MINIMUM OF 6 METERS COUNTER

REQUIRED TO ACCOMODATE DISPLAY

AREAS AND AISLES.
11,900

10,600
GYM EXERCISE AND FITNESS WEIGH BENCH. ROUGH FLOOR TEXTURE. 10 PERSONS 115.20m2
1,438

LIGHT WALL FINISHES. STATIONARY

STATIONARY BICYCLE. WEIGH BICYCLE
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL INTERACTION BENCH
TREADMILL. AMBIENCE LIGHTING.
4,392

7,700

CONVENIENCE AND ACCESIBILITY

ROWING MACHINE. TREADMILL
WEIGH
STRESS RELIEF AND MENTAL WELL MACHINE PRESSING ROWING
BEING PRESSING BENCH. BENCH MACHINE
1,870

EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE WEIGH MACHINE.

500 337
1,279 1,039 1,491 1,200 1,093 863 2,798

12,000
INDOOR GAMING GAMING FACILITIES. POOL TABLE. ROUGH FLOOR TEXTURE. 20 PERSONS. 703 3,111 2,327 5,859 81.62 m2
ARENA
1,095

DART BOARD
TOURNAMENTS AND COMPETITIONS. SPECTATOR CHAIRS. LIGHT WALL FINISHES. AND FIELD
1,727

SOCIAL INTERACTION. DART BOARD. AMBIENCE LIGHTING. AIR HOCKEY TABLE

AMF PLAYMASTER POOL TABLE

SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING. AIR HOCKEY.

9,600
4,032

ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS. CONVERTIBLE POKER TABLE.

CONVERTIBLE
POKER TABLE
EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES.
1,734
1,012

1,126 2,873 3,886 2,232 1,883

BEDROOM SLEEPING. WARDROBE : (1220* 600*2100) MAHOGANY TIMBER CABINETS. (600*400mm) 75m 2
APARTMENTS BEDSIDE TABLE (450*300*560) 3PERSONS. 12,566
150 3,356 150 4,679 150 3,931 150
RESTING. STUDY/WORK TERRAZZO TILES FLOOR.(300*300mm).
150

150

DESK: (600*900*760)
F

LOUNGE
WORKING. CHAIR: (450*450*760) CHANDERLIER LIGHTING. BEDROOM 2
SEATING AREA
STUDYING. SOFA: (900*700*850)
6,433

6,433
6,133

INDEGENOUS WALL FINISH.

6,283

BEDROOM 1
ARMCHAIR: (760*760*760)
MEAL PREPARATION. COFEE TABLE: (600*900*450)
KITCHENETTE
PERSONAL CARE AND GROOMING. COUNTERTOP (900MM HEIGHT)
SINK: (450*500)
150

150 3,356 150 2,338 2,341 150 3,931 150

SOCIALIZING. 12,566

GROUP 2 BRIEF ANALYSIS:

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 local case study 1 • The building is characterised by white painted coral walls which spatial organisation
Lamu House Hotel is an 18TH blends in with rest of the buildings in the area. • The Old Town, where the Swahili Dreams are, is a maze of typical narrow, quiet,
Century home converted into a boutique hotel in shady and fresh streets, with twisted alleyways.
the heart of the Old Town. • The balconies have wooden rails and balustrades • Houses are distinct for their courtyard configuration, surrounded by thick, coral
area of 1.625m2. and encloses the indoor space. stone walls and accessible through characteristic, elaborately carved wooden
Location: Old Town, Lamu. • The walls are also ornamented with Quranic phrases doors.
Climate: Tropical climate, with high tempera at the top for protection.
tures and high humidity
Architect: Urko Sanchez Architects analysis and responses
Lamu House, is a boutique hotel located along a pretty waterfront street, occupies ventilation
two Swahili homes that share an interior courtyard. • The indoor courtyard helps in promoting natural ground floor; spa first floor;apartments
ventilation inside the premises.
ACCESSIBILITY • The narrow plan of the building enables cross
Lamu House Hotel is located in Lamu Island. It can be accessed by air at Lamu Airport. ventilation across the buildings openings
It can also be accessed via boats and canoes by water.
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
second floor;apartments third floor fourth floor;viewing deck
COLOR-most facades and walls are painted white throughout the building,
LINES-straight clean lines design parameters
indoor
PROPOTION-three floors as the rest of the buildiings in old town. The houses are oriented for optimal views
BALANCE courtyard
• from strategically-positioned windows, and am-
ple but private terraces, including ones on the
rooftop, the building frames views over Lamu
materials and technology Town, the Indian Ocean, and the neighboring
• The project utilises locally produced materials in using Manda Island.
wood and coral stones wooden poles
repetition
• Having antique furniture allows • Wooden joineries complete the spaces, with
EXPOSED blends well with the culture and hand-designed lattices and patterns: from
wooden heritage of the people while still wooden shutters on sunny façades, to fix
using locally available materials coral stones wooden lattices on windows, to railings on full-
BEAMS
height openings
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN • Some of the windows in the building are wood-
UNITY-The building blends with thre context of old town. en with vertical shutters ANALYSIS AND RESPONSES
REPETITION through consistent window patterns in the building’s facades. VIEWS
BALANCE the building’s design is balanced to the neighbourhood while also • While still blending to the neighbourhood
having a colour and scale hierachy balance. • The openings on some facdes of the hotel have view to the ocean the building is high enough to allow views
• The interior has exposed wooden beams and ornamented walls with quaranic arched openings and doorways, a major Swahili to the ocean to outdoor balconies and win-
verses Architecture feature Ornamented carved doors dows on the top floors
SPATIAL ORGANISATION
• The Lamu House Hotel is a three story building. finishes
• The ground floor consists of a restaurant, the reception and rooms. • The intricate carvings, vibrant colors, and in-
• The rest of the floors have accomodation rooms. lighting tricate patterns found in Swahili architecture
• The leisure spaces of the hotel are outdoor with shades of makuti have been thoughtfully integrated, showcasing
thatch and Mangroove poles. • The use of lattice in windows light in a deep appreciation for the local craftsmanship
enables successful light penetra- and an immersive experience that celebrates
tion and cooling inside the building Swahili heritage.
materials and technology
• Materials are locally sourced coral blocks,
local case study 2 which lowers construction cost and provided
employment to locals.
swahili dreams apartments
ground floor first floor second floor architects; urko sanchez
location;lamu NATURAL VENTILATION
views • Its white color reflects the sun and further
year of completion 2014
• The balconies facing the ocean enbles one to have reduces heat absorption.
Climate: Tropical climate, with high temperatures
uniobstructed views to the ocean • Two ventilation shafts take off from there
and high humidity
• there are also views to the indoor pool in the court- and go till the roof terrace of the building.
yard introduction These wind-catch towers “catch” the wind
Taking the scheme of condominiums, the project sits in the heart of the town of from overhead and allow it to enter the
MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
Lamu and consists of nine living units, each with one or two bedrooms. It adopts the depth of the building.
• The walls are thick made of coral stone and mortar.
old flavor of the Island, while being innovative in its all-modern facilities, and environ-
• Makuti is used in some parts of the roof. Other parts
mental design. cross ventilation
are made of concrete with wooden beams displaced
on the ceilings. • all apartments have cross-ventilation,
• The windows and doors of the spaces in the hotel are with all sides able to open up. Like
wooden. a reduced patio, they also allow for
filtered light to come through.
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SANG-E-SIAH BOUTIQUE HOTEL.
ANALYSIS.
DOCUMENTATION PASSIVE DESIGN. DESIGN.
Natural ventilation.
NATURAL VENTILATION.

The building has a central court yard to

-A courtyard in the Sang-e Siah Hotel facilitate cooling of the interior spaces -The walls are made of spaced-brick walls that
facilitates natural ventilation, allowing within the building. absorb heat and allow for airflow through the
for the flow of fresh air through open building interior.
windows, vents, and circulation path-
ways
ARCHITECTS:STAK OFFICE.
LOCATION:SHIRAZ ,IRAN.
AREA:1280MSQ.
YEAR OF COMPLETION 2020. Sunshading
This project is an attempt to experience rehabilitation and provide a -The building is strategically oriented to take advantage Solar Heat Gain Reduction: Overhangs block direct sunlight from -The walls are porous and therefore facilitate
way to spread it in the historical context so that it changes the social of natural sunlight and minimize heat gain. entering windows and glazed areas, reducing solar heat gain and
and cultural structure and generates the new life. cross ventilation lowering the internal tempera-
minimizing the need for excessive cooling. tures using external cool wind

PROJECTS DESIGN CONCEPT

-The hotel design promotes natural ventilation by in-
Minimalistic Elegance.
corporating operable windows, vents, and air circulation
-It aims to create a sense
pathways. This allows for the flow of fresh air and pas- -The building uses the spatial organisation of
of refined simplicity and
sive cooling rooms around the courtyard to channel breezes
sophistication through
from the street.
clean lines, understated
aesthetics, and a careful ELEMENTS OF DESIGN.
selection of materials.
-Lighting plays a vital role Balance:
in enhancing the design -A sense of balance and proportion is -The building has also employed the use
concept.Therefore the achieved through the careful arrange- of mutual sunshading.
introduction of a courtyard ment of architectural elements, and
was neccesarry. decorative elements. -The internal walls shade each other.
-The building employs the courtyard
-Glass is used together with louvers for cooling effect to cool the internal
Symmetry and asymmetry sunshading. spaces.
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN are utilized to create visual interest and
Contrast. a pleasing aesthetic.
The project employs the use of contrast in terms of texture on the ex-
ternal facades.
There use of recessions on the bricks layering creates contrasting pat- Line.
terns. simplicity, clean lines, and a reduction of
unnecessary ornamentation creating a
Minimalist design

Colour. SPATIAL ORGANIZATION.

The projects has used natural earth colours. -Spatial organization is based on a courtyard: Centralized connectivity,
these are largely brought out by the extensive use of brick in constrast natural focal point, outdoor integration.
with natural brown mahogany wood.

DAYLIGHTING STRATEGIES.
INTERIOR DESIGN.
Linear Patterns: Clean lines are often incorporated through the use of
linear patterns in textiles, wallpapers, or floorings. Stripes, grid pat-
terns, or linear textures add visual interest

-It acts as a focal point, facilitating movement and creating a sense of

cohesion and interconnectedness.

-The courtyard design of the Sang-e Siah Hotel maximizes daylighting by

Linear Patterns:
strategically positioning windows, skylights, and glass walls to allow ample
- Clean lines are often incorporated SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES. Sustainable design strategies.
natural light to penetrate deep into the building, creating a bright and
through the use of linear patterns
inviting atmosphere while reducing the need for artificial lighting.
in textiles, wallpapers, or floorings. -Incorporate locally available materials, such as bamboo
Stripes, grid patterns, or linear tex- -Use of locally available materials Or timber, that are suitable for the warm and humid climate.
tures add visual interest. COMPACTIBILITY.
such as mud blocks, poured earth,
rammed earth, and mud concrete. -Explore traditional construction techniques used in
-Architectural Elements: The archi- Swahili architecture, like coral stone construction or
tectural elements within the hotel Lime plastering.
embrace clean lines.
-Incorporate the use of load bearing walls so as to reduce
-Straight edges, sharp angles, and Or to avoid the use of concrete columns
geometric shapes are prevalent in the Design buildings with high-performance insulation and
overall structure and layout of the Reflective roofing materials to reduce heat transfer.
space. This minimalist approach cre- -Load-bearing mud blocks, poured -Sang-e Siah Hotel achieves compatibility with old town buildings by incorpo-
ates a sense of simplicity and clarity. earth, rammed earth, walls design rating architectural elements, materials, and design features that harmonize
to minimize the use of concrete with the traditional aesthetic, ensuring a seamless blend between the hotel
and the surrounding historic structures. GROUP 2.
 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.
Lamu House Hotel Sang-e-siah Boutique Hotel. Swahili Dreams Apartments.
Location. Tropical
- climate, with high -Hot humid area. Tropical climate, with high temperatures and
temperatures and high humidity high humidity

Design concept/
Building typology. Swahili Architecture, the building Swahili Architecture, the building intended to blend with the
intended to blend in with the con Minimalistic Elegance
context of Old Town
text of Old Town Lamu Aims to create a sense of refined simplicity and sophistication
through clean lines, aesthetic and careful selection of materials
-
Lighting plays a vital role in enhancing the design concept thus
introductionof courtyard.

Design Principles.
BALANCE AND UNITY: The building has The volumes are simple and harbor a clean, white geometry. Material
three floors, as the rest of the buildings in The project employs the use of contrast in terms of texture distinction, between plaster finish and coral stone walls, amplifies
Old Town on the external facades. the variation of the project while using local materials
There use of recessions on the bricks layering creates
REPETITION: There’s repetition in colour, contrasting patterns.
white in the area. The building typologies
of the are similar

The Buildings consists of five floors with a viewing deck on the top floor.
Spatial organisation. The Lamu House Hotel is a three story building.
The ground floor consists of a restaurant, the The Ground floor consists of a spa while the rest of the
reception and rooms. floors have living units, each with one or two bedrooms
The rest of the floors have accomodation rooms. -Spatial organization is based on a court-
The leisure spaces of the hotel are outdoor with yard: Centralized connectivity, natural focal
shades of makuti
thatch and Mangroove poles.
point, outdoor integration.

Design Considerations. A courtyard in the Sang-e Siah Hotel facilitates natural ventilation,
The indoor courtyard helps in promoting allowing for the flow of fresh air through open windows, vents, and • All apartments have cross-ventilation, with
natural ventilation inside the premises. all sides able to open up. Like a reduced
circulation pathways patio, they also allow for filtered light to
The narrow plan of the building enables come through
cross ventilation across the buildings
openings

The hotel design promotes natural ventilation by incorporating operable

windows, vents, and air circulation pathways. This allows for the flow of
fresh air and passive cooling

Materils and technology. - Use of antique locally manufactured

The project utilises locally produced materials in using wood and coral -Incorporate locally available materials, such as bamboo decors Wooden joineries complete the spaces, with hand-designed lattices and patterns: from
stones Or timber, that are suitable for the warm and humid climate. -Such as potteries, weaved baskets and wooden shutters on sunny façades,
The walls are thick made of coral stone and mortar.
• Makuti is used in some parts of the roof. Other parts are -Explore traditional construction techniques used in Paint works to fix wooden lattices on windows, to railings on full-height openings, they embrace
tradition and participate in the passive
made of concrete with wooden beams displaced on the ceilings. Swahili architecture, like coral stone construction or • Materials are locally sourced coral blocks,
The windows and doors of the spaces in the hotel are wooden. Lime plastering. which lowers construction cost and provided
Some spaces have makuti thatched
type of roofs with Mangroove poles -Incorporate the use of load bearing walls so as to reduce employment to locals
• The balconies have wooden rails and balustrades and encloses the Or to avoid the use of concrete columns
indoor space Design buildings with high-performance insulation and
Reflective roofing materials to reduce heat transfer.

The walls are also ornamented with Quranic The finishes blend well with Arabic culture and design.
phrases at the top for protection. Evocative of the palaces of the ancient Sultans, Swahili Dreams blends
The finishes blend well with swahili culture The intricate carvings, vibrant colors, and intricate patterns found in Swahili design with
Interior Design. and arabic design architecture have been thoughtfully integrated artisanal crafts. Local artisans hand-designed all finishes, exterior and
interior, starting
from Lamu-style plaster work throughout the project.Main living areas
are enhanced
with intricate Swahili ceiling designs, beamed ceilings, and polished floors
The intricate carvings, vibrant colors, and intricate patterns found in Swahili architecture
have been thoughtfully integrated