THE CORE-MUNAL
The proposal focuses on the rural urban migration aspect that is one of the leading factors for the housing shortage in Maseru, Lesotho. This movement towards the urban center is triggered by the idea that better employment opportunities can be availed and thereby a better living standard. However, with limited employment opportunities the situation becomes direr than before. Our proposal therefore focuses on creating not just a house but also a neighborhood that can help sustain the residents in manners they cannot individually.
Inspired by Lesotho’s traditional communal geometries, the community and the house is designed around a supportive core – where the residents can produce food and manufacture goods to establish a self-sustainable community.
To reduce the running cost of the house and by extension the community, green aspects are incorporated – from rainwater harvesting, passive cooling methodologies, compost fertilization, recycled plastic for insulation purposes. The proposal actively looks at living as a sustainable communal activity.
