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Eco-friendly housing redefines Tanzanian urban architecture

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Often, sustainability efforts in Africa focus on rural regions, despite the rapid expansion of urban areas. Lush vegetation, including the flourishing fig and tamarind trees, were fully preserved during construction and shade the spaces surrounding the project. This results in unsustainable infrastructure that permeates growing cities.

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Off-grid home threads through a South African riverine forest

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To “bridge the landscape between the riverine forest and sandstone cliff,” the architects constructed the building with rough stock brick matching the color of the site’s weathered sandstone. Greywater , stored separately, also gets processed for reuse. Water collected from the roof gets filtered and stored for reuse.