The Sona drawings, plural of Lusona, were part of the tradition of the Tchokwe People. It is known in eastern Angola and close to the borders of Zambia and Congo. The drawings were made in the sand only by men, as a way to tell a story or show the reality of them (with representations of daily, nature, animals and people). It was part of the boys' rite of passage to adulthood to learn to draw Sona and tell stories.
Mathematical concepts such as Combinatorial Analysis, Minimum Common Multiple and Maximum Common Divisor were used instinctively, since the Tchokwe people had no knowledge of the formulas and math of the graphs. First, the soil was cleaned and flattened with the hand, and with the fingertips it was drawn an grid of points with carefully proportional spaces. Subsequently, the narrator traced lines - straight and curves with a 45 degree inclination - around the points without taking his fingers from the sand until finishing the drawing.
The Sona drawings, plural of Lusona, were part of the tradition of the Tchokwe People. It is known in eastern Angola and close to the borders of Zambia and Congo. The drawings were made in the sand only by men, as a way to tell a story or show the reality of them (with representations of daily, nature, animals and people). It was part of the boys' rite of passage to adulthood to learn to draw Sona and tell stories.
Mathematical concepts such as Combinatorial Analysis, Minimum Common Multiple and Maximum Common Divisor were used instinctively, since the Tchokwe people had no knowledge of the formulas and math of the graphs. First, the soil was cleaned and flattened with the hand, and with the fingertips it was drawn an grid of points with carefully proportional spaces. Subsequently, the narrator traced lines - straight and curves with a 45 degree inclination - around the points without taking his fingers from the sand until finishing the drawing.
The Sona drawings, plural of Lusona, were part of the tradition of the Tchokwe People. It is known in eastern Angola and close to the borders of Zambia and Congo. The drawings were made in the sand only by men, as a way to tell a story or show the reality of them (with representations of daily, nature, animals and people). It was part of the boys' rite of passage to adulthood to learn to draw Sona and tell stories.
Mathematical concepts such as Combinatorial Analysis, Minimum Common Multiple and Maximum Common Divisor were used instinctively, since the Tchokwe people had no knowledge of the formulas and math of the graphs. First, the soil was cleaned and flattened with the hand, and with the fingertips it was drawn an grid of points with carefully proportional spaces. Subsequently, the narrator traced lines - straight and curves with a 45 degree inclination - around the points without taking his fingers from the sand until finishing the drawing.
CULTURAL
CENTER
We propose, as a project objective, the creation of four organic units with autonomy of operation, implanted along the channel area, narrow and between walls. From the functional point of view these units will be connected by pedestrian accesses that will be made to the level of the ground floor and the 2nd floor.
From the formal point of view, a lacy skin will draw a poetic and graphic tape along the entire building will sit with a great plastic value, taking over as cover, "wrapping", pedestrian crossing, outdoor area and living space covering all units without touching them, living independently of them.
The bodies basically glazed, south-facing, are always protected from direct sunlight.
These bodies will have a variable volumetry, being mainly 3 and 4 stories and punctually 2.
They will be individual and will occupy 70% of the area of the land in its implantation, however being cropped, contemplating in the remaining 30% of the area accesses, circulation areas, public spaces (conditioned) and green areas. The public landscaped walkway, at the ground floor level, converts into outdoor yards reserved for users of each of the organic units, at the level of the 2nd floor.
AUDITORIUM / OFFICES / SERVICES
LOCATION
Luanda, Angola
YEAR
2009
IMPLANTATION
AREA
7619m²