“主人是个客人。接待的人就是被接待的人。主人,也就是 “主人”,已经是在他自己家里被接待的客人了” _ J. Derrida

这句话概括了这个项目的目标的本质:聚集和欢迎。居住者期待着被欢迎到他自己的家里。
“The host is a guest. He who receives is received. The host, the “maître de céans”, is already a guest received in his own home” _ J. Derrida

This quote encapsulates the essence of what this project is aiming for: to gather and welcome. The occupant expects to be welcomed into his own home.

这座房子位于达喀尔,在离海半英里远的一个热闹的社区的中心。尽管大环境很热闹,但周围的房子似乎没有反映出塞内加尔文化的典型的欢迎性质。该项目试图通过对形状、颜色和纹理这3个元素的研究来补充和重振该社区。构成房屋的形状的安排在使其向周围环境开放方面起着根本的作用。角落似乎被减去了,为一个花园让路,也作为住宅和有时繁忙的邻近街道之间的缓冲空间。

The house is located in Dakar, in the heart of a lively neighborhood half a mile away from the sea. Despite the liveliness of the broader context, the surrounding houses seem to fail in reflecting the typical welcoming nature of Senegalese culture. The project attempts to complement and reinvigorate the neighborhood through the study of 3 elements: shape, color, and texture. The arrangements of the shapes that compose the house play a fundamental role in opening it up to its surroundings. The corner seems to have been subtracted, making way for a garden that also acts as a buffer space between the dwelling and the sometimes busy adjacent streets.

在底层,石块覆盖的边界墙将房子的角落作为一个重要的组成元素,同时确保房子和边界街道之间的必要隐私。一个低调的入口门允许进入房子,尊重当地文化的私人性质。在一楼,为了让所有的卧室都能向花园和邻里开放,流通系统是在侧面。主卧室有一个私人阳台,在外部和内部空间之间扮演着一个混合角色,使人感到自己既是主人又是客人。

On the ground floor, the stone-clad boundary wall establishes the corner of the house as an essential element of composition while ensuring the necessary privacy between the house and the streets that border it. A discreet entrance door allows access to the house, respecting the rather private nature of the local culture. On the first floor, the circulation is to the side in order to allow all the bedrooms to open onto the garden and the neighborhood. The master bedroom has a private balcony that plays a hybrid role between an exterior and an interior space, making one feel like a host and a guest at the same time.

顶层作为私人住所,可以迎接最亲密的客人。它容纳了一个厨房、一个洗衣房和一个宽敞的休息室,提供了一个不间断的邻居和附近的海洋景观。体积的游戏和圆角的设计在社区内引入了一个新的视角。在这样的背景下,所有周围的房子都有一个相当规则和有角度的平面,选择圆角的目的是为了打破这个地方的形态单调。一天中光线的变化改变了人们对房子的看法,因为阴影从体量相接处的尖锐边缘转变为溶入弧形角落的柔和边缘。

The top floor acts as private quarters where one can welcome his closest guests. It houses a kitchen, a laundry room, and a spacious lounge that offers an uninterrupted view of the neighborhood and the nearby ocean. The play of volumes and the rounded corners introduce a new perspective within the neighborhood. In a context where all the surrounding houses have a rather regular and angular plan, the choice to round the corners aims to break away from the morphological monotony of the place. The play of light throughout the day changes the perception of the house as the shadows shift from sharp edges where the volumes meet to dissolving themselves into the soft edges of the curved corners.

在色彩方面,这栋房子从附近的白色和米色为主的环境中脱颖而出,其温暖的色调让人联想到达喀尔半岛的大地色系。房子的外部装饰让人回想起80年代达喀尔的建筑,当时当地材料的使用很普遍,但也是确保耐用和易于维护的关键。该项目是对好客理念的反思,以及如何围绕这一理念来设计住宅,使主人和客人之间的界限变得模糊;使主人感到自己是在自己家里的客人。

As for color, the house stands out from the predominance of white and beige in the neighborhood with its warm color palette reminiscent of the earthy tones found in the Dakar peninsula. The exterior finish of the house harkens back to the architecture of the 80s in Dakar where the use of local materials was widespread but also essential to ensure durability and ease of maintenance. The project is a reflection on the idea of hospitality, and how a dwelling can be crafted around that idea to the point where the lines between host and guest are blurred; making the host feel like a guest in his own house.

Architects: MOST Monti Studio
Area : 550 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Andrea Ceriani
Manufacturers : EDRA, Oikos, Anoxidall
Lead Architect : Mirco Monti
Contractor : MEGASA Construction
MEP : Dial Consulting
City : Dakar
Country : Senegal