African project
Dalton House – Kenya
ARCHITECTURE
the house is placed in
en the sea entrance in
ack part of the mangrove,
rto Morell Sixto. Thus, the
an Ocean on the upper
h the mangrove on the
ion between the entrance
of the mangrove ensures
his Kenyan coastline
umid and warm.
g the original topography
nce of the house matches
ted on the high level,
of the topography one
has the horizon view of the Indian Ocean, framed by the cliff
entrance. The transit from the bottom to the top is made
by a 9.9m wide staircase, a journey made by nature before
building the house.
The sea entrance in the cliff determined the width of the
stairs and the width of the house courtyard. This courtyard
has a small sweet water pool and connects the ground
floor and the upper floor. There is no other communication
between both floors other than the stairs. As a result there
are two overlapping idea houses in one; the courtyard-house
downstairs and the platform-house upstairs.
The common areas are established on the ground floor; the
living and dining room, the kitchen and the guest rooms. On
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