AFFORDABLE STUDENT HOUSING AT HABITAT ESTUDANTIL

_{View of the main gate of the complex. A little plaza in front should enable social life on the street.}

HABITAT ESTUDANTIL is a concept for a student housing complex in the informal neighborhood Polana Caniço in the city of Maputo, Mozambique.

Located near the biggest university campus in the country, the building can provide housing for about 30 students.

Due to a fast-growing population and an extremely dense building typology that only plans with a ground floor, more and more space gets lost in the many informal neighborhoods of Maputo.

The concept aims at utilizing ground space and existing buildings as much as possible while providing a convenient, economic and private living environment on 3 floors.

The concept was preceeded by a 1-month field research in Polana Caniço in spring 2016

Habitat Estudantil
TYPE Research project KADK Copenhagen
LOCATION Polana Caniço, Maputo, Moçambique
YEAR 2016
STATUS documented

_{Courtyard view}

_{Urban model}

_{Functional studies}

_{A new construction is put on top of existing building}

_{Corrugated iron sheets, wood, vegetation and recycled materials are used to keep the building costs low.}

_{Drone photo of Polana Caniço (Photo: Johan Mottelson, KADK)}

_{Diagrams: 5 floors are stacked like bars on top of several existing buildings, intelligent use of the space subdivides the plot into functional areas}

_{Shading and air circulation system}