African project
Sacred space for Tanaf – Senegal
Italian-based architecture firm, M2FT,
proposes in their latest project a multi-
faith building connecting architecture
and religion to the Tanaf community in
Senegal. This reflection on religious
architecture provides a neutral and
powerful meaning on creating spaces for
the divulgation of the precepts.
Flavio Martella, Maria Vittoria Tesei and
Andrea Di Nezio from M2FT share the ideas
behind the project.
building in senegal
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Architecture and religion have
always shared a strict relation,
due to the need of creating a
space for the divulgation of the
precepts and for the support
for the community. Designing
a building in a multi-faith
environment gives you the chance
to reflect on the mere meaning of
religion itself, releasing it from
all the architectural typologies usually linked
to it. That is why we proposed a neutral and
powerful volume, a building that tries to
provide a sense of community without the
typical religious architecture elements.
The complex is meant to be a fulcrum for
Tanaf, suitable for every confessions according
to the different rituals, throughout the
different moments of the week. Willing to
create a place for the entire community, a
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