Media Student Architecture & Design Award 2018
First Award | Category: Skyscraper
Architect: Hermann Kamte & Associates
Country: Cameroon
city
is a great complexity. This is a time when architecture is facing
several challenges like sustainable and smart cities. Today, office
buildings occupy a very high percentage of space after residential
homes. They also need too much energy and then what will be the future
of the planet. How the futuristic cities will look for? How to design
them?
In
2050 we will be about 11 billion including 7 billion in the urban area.
These people will make significant pressure on the town and resources.
Skyscrapers will be smart, they will both respond to spatial, energy,
environmental, ecological and bioclimatic demand. It will contain urban
growth while reducing their ecological footprints.
The
Cameroon is a first step test country. From tropical Africa with the
second-largest forest wealth of the continent there are 300 species
estimated at 22 million hectares.
Native
Skyscraper is built with experimental wooden structure. It is inspired
by elements of traditional (Africa) and biomimicry architecture. It has a
dynamic shape and seems like a Baobab. Project emphasises benefits of
wood.
The
design comes from the history of the site. Art, sculpture and local
culture is symbolised by the ovoid and amorphous structures. This site
is the old city core. Biomimicry inspiration is the ‘Baobab: Tree of
Africa’ which want to imitate nature. By its unique look, there are only
9 species of baobab tree on the planet. As a symbol, Baobab is Africa.
Wood
is the fingerprint of Mother Nature in our buildings, this fingerprint
connects us to nature in our artificial environment. There are no two
identical pieces of wood in this Earth and it is wonderful.
The
structural feasibility and sustainability are based on usage of wood.
The natural wood transformed in glulam beams is very resistant to fire
and allows crossing very far-reaching. In addition, the flexibility of
these materials enables us several options profiles for the beams and
columns. The columns are made of wood; beams are made of steel and
concrete.
The
dynamic shape of our project allows great flexibility of spaces. Any
specific areas of the project outside the core are unique in terms of
aesthetics and comfort. All inflexible components are included in the
core and the rest of space is a privileged user experience. The floors
with the same function as Sky gardens show the nature and horizon in
several visual and sensible plans.
Sky
gardens allow a supplement indoor comfort space and contribute in
social interaction between users. They also help to create a connection
with the city. Sky garden give a new face to the historic Centre
dominated by the cubical building. Green walls incorporated into the
interior space improve the microclimate.
. Finally, sustainability also includes sensation of comfort and well-being by
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