*보츠와나, 사파리 로지 [ Michaelis Boyd, Nick Plewman ] A Sustainable Safari Lodge Arrives In Botswana

독특한 외형, 아프리카 판고린;천산갑을 닮은 건축물이 아프리카 남부, 보츠와나에 새롭게 건립된다. Michaelis Boyd건축가와 지역건축가, Nick Plewman와의 협업으로 설계된 사파리 로지(게스트 하우스)의 독특한 외형(천산갑과 같은 타원외피가 여러겹 중첩된 외형)은 지역재료(우드패널)를 사용한 외장재 및 전체 건축물을 지지하는 팀버 스트럭처와 함께 인상적인 건축환경을 완성한다. 이는 사파리 로지의 지향점, 지역문화를 통합하는 앙커포인트를 생성하게 된다.

오가방고 삼각주의 자연환경을 투영한 공간은 메인공간; 곡선으로 구부러진 메인 바를 중심으로 12개의 게스트룸으로 구성된다.

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Michaelis Boyd has worked together with local architect Nick Plewman, to design Sandibe Okavango, a sustainable safari lodge in Botswana.

The lodge is sensitively designed to blend in with the surrounding landscape in Okavango Delta adjacent to a lively games reserve. Clad in natural shingles and woven saplings, the entirely timber structure is bold and dramatic unlike anything that has been seen before in the Delta region.

Sandibe is intended to be the anchor lodge for the destination and with generous design freedom and budget; it was possible to produce a striking design that evoked the Pangolin, a solitary creature from the African bush.

The scheme design is luxurious, sculptural and clean, from the twelve elevated guest suites to the sweeping timber ribs in the main areas leading to the dramatic curved bar.

Demonstrating MB’s design focus on flow, light and space and capturing the tranquility of the region, the design shows a clear move away from the typically dark interiors of Safari lodges.

Constructed using light natural materials local to the area, the scheme is entirely concrete free and a solar panel farm supplies the electricity. The focus was on a lighter, more sustainable footprint for the new lodge.

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from  contemporist