@unfamiliar_routines
Renders for my semester project “Curtained Dressing Hall”
Each of the apartments in this building features a specific arrangement of bedroom-dressing room-bathroom, configured in order to allow for specific kinds of relationships between the practices that occur in these rooms.
The dressing space is designed as a free open space that can host interaction, since dressing only takes place for a relatively short period of time during the day. To allow for this temporal use and to get a good level of privacy, curtains are used to close off this space when someone
from the respective bedroom needs to get dressed and the curtain is then drawn/retracted when finished to open up the space.
The laundry which includes the washer, dryer and washbasin are placed adjacent to one of the bathrooms. The extension of the bench onto which the washbasin is fixed allows for it to also be used as a dressing table for all occupants of the house. This facilitates self-grooming,
indulgence or just a hallway table for placing items and doing activities like folding clothes, ironing et cetera. This space also has curtains to close it off because of its close proximity to the public living space and entry, allowing for privacy when needed.
Each apartment unit has an entry bathroom with only a washbasin and WC fixed to be used as a public bathroom. One of the bedroom en-suites is then freed up with space that has only a shower and washbasin/ vanity.
The apartment features one storage unit located in between the entrance to the two main bedrooms. This will store items of common use needed within the house and also act as a wardrobe for all occupants. This method of
storage puts the occupants in a position where they actively think about the items they need to keep, share or give away in an effort to reduce consumption/ consumerism levels.
Show Invitation for @buzigahill.official AW26 show at Berlin Fashion Week
Lettering hand painted by Mzee George, who we met on a visit to Kisekka market where Kampala’s minibus taxis are given an identity by different artists.
Mzee has been painting the essentials (license plate number, vehicle capacity, routes etc) on taxis for over 20 years. His work is basically among the most significant and recognised elements of Kampala’s iconography. We were geeking!
