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Niamey 2000

Location: Niamey, Niger

Residential Project, Built in 2015

Architecture: united4design Team: Yasaman Esmaili, Elizabeth Golden, Mariam Kamara, Philip Strater Niamey 2000 is a 1700 square meter (18,000 ft2) housing development that was designed in response to the current housing crisis occurring
A New Model for Urban Housing: Niamey 2000 takes its inspiration from pre-colonial cities of the region, such as Timbuktu in Mali, Kano in Nigeria, or Zinder in Niger, which were all dense urban centers in their day. The cities’ organic configuratio
Compressed earth block production©united4design.JPG
Compressed earth blocks©united4design.JPG
Southeast corner©united4design sm.jpg
Gathering space©united4design sm.jpg
Boys at the entry ©united4design sm.jpg
Facade detail©united4design sm.jpg
Entry passageway©united4design sm.jpg
Exterior corridor©united4design sm.jpg
Courtyard living©united4design sm.jpg
Terrace©united4design sm.jpg
Earth masonry vault©united4design sm.jpg
Opening day©united4design sm.jpg
South elevation©united4design sm.jpg
South entry©united4design sm.jpg
Southwest corner©united4design sm.jpg
NM2000_city expansion©united4design.jpg
NM2000_density-privacy©united4design.jpg
NM2000_site plan©united4design-2.jpg
NM2000_ground level plan©united4design.jpg
NM2000_upper level plan©united4design.jpg
NM2000_ventilation system©united4design.jpg

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