New York-based architecture studio Marc Thorpe Design has unveiled renderings for the Dakar Houses, a series of live/work spaces located on the outskirts of Senegalese capital for the artisans of furniture brand Moroso. Designed with compressed earth blocks, a common building material in western Senegal, the multipurpose units take inspiration from the local architectural vernacular. The economical earth bricks also have the advantage of thermal mass to provide comfortable indoor temperatures without...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/marc-thorpe-designs-live-work-buildings-built-from-earth-bricks
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