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Die Wandrundungen werden formell durch die rechteckige Bodenplatte und das Dach eingefasst. • The wall curves are bordered by the floor plate and roof. Detail Dachkonstruktion • Detail roof construction

Wellblech, Solarpanels •
corrugated sheet metal,
solar panels

Stoffbahnen aus Bananen-
fasern • Fabric panels made
from banana fibres

Raumtragwerk aus Bambus •
Bamboo space frame

Festeinbauten, Möblierung •
fixed installations, furnishings

Stampflehmwände, Türen,
Vorhänge • rammed earth
walls, doors, curtains

Boden, Innenhof •
floor, inner courtyard

Grundriss • Floor plan Struktureller Konstruktionsaufbau • Structural design

W omen’s rights are human rights. But in Uganda, as in many other parts of the Workshops are held in the multifunctional seminar room, where the women can learn
craft skills. There is also a small amphitheatre for other events, which opens onto the
world, women are still at a disadvantage compared to men and often have
no access to education and thus no economic freedom of choice. My master thesis green inner courtyard with a water collection basin. There is also a storage area for
“Women’s Empowerment Center – Uganda” aims to create a venue for education, various everyday utensils and the technology of the photovoltaic system installed on
awareness-raising and meeting for gender equality, knowledge transfer and econo- the roof. Grain and other foodstuffs grown in the fields behind the centre can also
mic self-determination. With workshops and seminars, women are to be supported in be stored there. A counselling room, two dormitories and sanitary facilities with run-
generating their own income and living independently. An important aspect for me in ning water provide additional retreats for the women. To minimize the ecological and
the development of the centre was the consideration of Uganda’s building traditions economic impact of transporting materials, I chose regional materials for the project:
and the integration of the project into the ecological and cultural context of the country. The walls and the floor are made of rammed clay forming a hard and hard-wearing
For this reason, my design is based on the traditional building form of a Ugandan Bantu surface. The roof of the building forms a spatial structure made of bamboo tubes,
village as an organizational principle. The various uses intersect here in circular units which appears to “float” above the walls and favours good natural ventilation of the
and are also organized around an inner courtyard with a water basin. The cylindrical building. I planned composting toilets without flushing and a rainwater-collection sys-
spatial structures form an introverted shelter for the women that surrounds the cour- tem: The composting toilets separate urine and excrement which produces compost
tyard and is intended to convey a sense of security. The position of the entrance gate soil and fertilizer. Rainwater is collected via the roof surfaces to produce drinking- and
guides visitors directly to the social meeting point and therefore public area of the cen- service water and stored in a cistern. The centre can also be seen as cost-effective and
tre: the inner courtyard. There is also an office directly adjacent to the entrance, which resource-saving and, last but not least, is intended to strengthen the local community
serves as the first point of contact. Right next to it is the Resource Center, where visitors through participation. The formal contrast between the cylindrical wall curves and the
have access to a range of information and can continue their education independently. rectangular roof shape also blends harmoniously into the surrounding building culture.

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