客户要求他在夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省农村的诺丁汉路的周末住宅的建筑，包含了对传统非洲村庄建筑的现代诠释。任务是设计一个分散的家庭住宅，其概念基于 “传统祖鲁Umuzi”。
The client requested that the architecture of his weekend home in Nottingham Road, rural KwaZulu-Natal, embrace a contemporary take on traditional African village architecture. The brief was to design a decentralized family home with the concept based on “Traditional Zulu Umuzi”.
客户要求他在夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省农村的诺丁汉路的周末住宅的建筑，包含了对传统非洲村庄建筑的现代诠释。任务是设计一个分散的家庭住宅，其概念基于 “传统祖鲁Umuzi”。
Architect Peter Rich said African space can be defined as a set of detached pavilions that define outdoor space and according to Dr. Nkambule the concept of detached enclosed spaces goes way back in the history of African settlements. For each family, each wife had her own sleeping structure, a storage structure, and a kitchen structure, each having open-air functions attached to them. Then there were the granary structures, older boys’ and girls’ structures, and guest structures.
因此，房屋被划分为不同的亭子，它们既可以各自发挥功能，也可以作为一个整体共同行动，以容纳一个大家庭。因此，各个睡眠亭围绕着一个中央生活亭，构成了家园的核心。
As a result, the house was divided up into separate pavilions which can each function on its own but can also act together as a whole to accommodate a large family. The various sleeping pavilions are therefore positioned around a central living pavilion which forms the heart of the homestead.
整体的被动式设计优化了亭子的内部气候，消除了对替代性加热和冷却的需要。主要生活区朝向北方，但南北的玻璃窗确保了与外部空间的融合。主要的北向玻璃与裸露的混凝土地板和正确的悬垂尺寸相结合，允许在冬季对室内空间进行被动加热。南面的外墙采用了低辐射玻璃以防止热量流失。南北两个立面都有大的滑动门，利用特定地点的盛行风向，在夏季允许足够的自然通风和冷却。聚碳酸酯墙与玻璃结合使用，使丰富的日光进入室内。
The holistic passive design optimizes the interior climate of the pavilions and eliminates the need for alternative heating and cooling. Main living areas are oriented north but glazing north and south ensure integration to the outside spaces. Predominant north-oriented glazing in conjunction with exposed concrete floors and correct overhang sizes allows passive heating of interior spaces during winter months. Low emissivity glass is used to prevent heat loss on the southern facade. Both northern and southern facades have large sliding doors, utilizing the site-specific prevailing wind direction and allowing sufficient natural ventilation and cooling in summer. Polycarbonate walls were used in combination with glazing to allow abundance daylight into the interiors.
材料和布局的简单性、可持续性、低维护和成本效益的施工构成了设计的核心。材料包括采石场石料、暴露的抛光混凝土地板和聚碳酸酯屏幕。材料的使用以其原始诚实的形式进行，不加掩饰，完成了对非洲建筑的整体参考。
The simplicity of materials and layout, sustainability, low maintenance, and cost-effective construction formed the core of the design. Materials include quarry stone, exposed polished concrete floors, and polycarbonate screens. Materials were used in their raw honest format without pretense completing the holistic reference to African architecture.
Architects: Nadine Engelbrecht Architect
Area: 383 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Marsel Roothman
Manufacturers: Alucoil, Palram, Spazio, Studio 19, Wolkberg Casting Studios
Lead Architect: Nadine Engelbrecht
Main Contractor: Micon
Interior Designer:Jessica Melville-Brown
Structural Engineer:Mike Hemmingway
Architects:Nadine Engelbrecht Architect
City:Nottingham Road
Country:South Africa