The Sax Musician -
Architects: Urban Studio and construction p/l
Area: 567 m2 ground floor and 567 m2 first floor
Land area: 6951 m2
Location: Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe
Status: Under construction by Urban Studio and Construction (USC).
The design of this house is based on one guideline: the use and coexistence of family and friends. Generous spaces, continuous and integrated with the surrounding landscape. The house, as requested by the clients, should have a concise and playful design, which would allow for festive and social use, but at the same time provide family refuge characteristics. It develops as a large volume parallel to the street, as it is located on a 6 951 m2 land size, fully increasing the east and west facades and, therefore, providing thermal comfort in the rest and leisure areas, minimizing the need cooling when facing west and the “sanitizing” morning sun.
