Children's House

Kaira Looro is an annual design contest with themes revolving around the topic of humanitarian architecture. The brief for 2022 was to design a Children’s House: a centre that aims to protect health and prevent malnutrition for children in Africa. Here, children will have access to health examination, nutritious food and medication, and be monitored at the housing unit if needed. As a response to the programme and site conditions, we introduced measures such as spinach hydroponic green walls, outdoor eating and cooking area, raised floor for cooling, raised roof, and more.

As the Children’s House is located in Senegal, I was able to think critically about a site with a different climate condition and socio-economic background to my university projects. Through this opportunity, I was able to practice my Revit skills to produce the model and extract the drawings and visuals from it. Preparing the competition board also allowed me to hone my visual presentation skills.

Other contributors: Audrey Ma, Sasina Thaiwatana