STUDIO 5
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MBALENTLE (Studio 6)
INZULULWAZI ARCHITECTS
DESIGN CONCEPT
MBALENHLE’S FLOWER INSPIRED DESIGN TRANSLATES PLANT CYCLES EMERGENCE, EXPANSION, RENEWAL INTO ARCHITECTURE, MERGING SCIENCE, EMPATHY, AND ECOLOGICAL DIALOGUE WITHIN DISTRICT SIX’S RESILIENT CONTEXT
DESIGN INTENT
ARCHITECTURE HARMONIZES WITH SURROUNDINGS, USING LIGHT, SPACE, AND MOVEMENT TO DIALOGUE WITH NATURE, INVITING LANDSCAPE INWARD, BREATHING, ADAPTING, DAILY ENDURING
PARTI
38 x 38 mm THICK GARDEN BED
BOLTED ON A 10 mm THICK STEEL
TILE WITH 60 x 60 mm, WHICH IS THEN BOLTED ON THE 255 mm THICK CONCRETE SLAB
Wall tie installed on top of each and every after three brick course to provide stability
50 mm wide cavity to control moisture
0 5 mm thinn DPC
10 mm thick weephole to provide exit for moisture
20 x 20 mm concrete flashing for moisture control.
