PROJECT: ENCOUNTER CENTER
PROGRAM: LOCAL SMART ARCHITECTURE
PROMOTER: FOUMBAN ART ROOM
LOCATION: YAOUNDE - CAMEROUN
TYPE: CONCEPT - RESEARCH
STATUS: UNDER STUDY
CROSSES OF CULTURES
Each element of the architecture is recognizable because of its function, nevertheless, visual originality arises from the whole: the truth. Only it could not be tangible without the effect of the proportion, it is exactly the case in the meeting.
Grass Field architecture incorporates the arts that highlight the symbols, myths, and common beliefs of populations. They reflect a political, spiritual, and architectural homogeneity on the scale of the territory, dense and populated.
The architecture of the peoples of the forest is dependent on the constraint of ecological environments with regard to the techniques that are tested. It is an environment whose mysticism encourages architectural modesty. Immersed in lush and dense vegetation, the frame is made of fibers and visually merges with the plant canopy on the scale of the undergrowth.
“Bringing together these cosmogonies in a meeting and trading place is to create a unique space, both frozen and vibrant …!
“ Cedrix Tsambang