Worm Güýmenje Merkezi by Hactor Kabo Malete

Worm Güýmenje Merkezi by Hactor Kabo Malete is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Demir Baýragy in Binagärlik, Bina we Desga Dizaýny Competition Category.

DemirBinagärlik· 2023

Worm Güýmenje Merkezi

by Hactor Kabo Malete

Client: Hactor K. Malete

A' Design Award Demir Baýragy Winner in Binagärlik Category

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The Design

About Worm Güýmenje Merkezi

Botswana halkynyň medeniýetiniň taryhynda Mophane Worm hemişe ýerli tagamlardan biri bolupdy. Dizaýn düşünjesi Mophane Worm tarapyndan ylhamlandy. Binanyň geometrik görnüşi gurçugyň beden şekiline meňzeýär. Bu gurçuk bütin ömrüni Mofan agajynda ýaşaýar. Mophane gurçugy bilen Mophane agajynyň arasyndaky bu gatnaşyk binanyň daş-töweregindäki tebigy ösümlikler bilen arabaglanyşygyna terjime edildi. Binanyň tebigy landşaft bilen baglanyşygy dizaýnda möhüm ähmiýete eýe boldy. Mundan başga-da, ýerli tebigy materiallaryň ulanylmagy Tswana ýerli arhitekturasynyň häsiýetini döredýär

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Demir Baýragy

Worm Güýmenje Merkezi A' Design Award Demir Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu gowy dizaýn edilen eserlerden garaşylýan hünär we senagat talaplaryny kanagatlandyrýan gowy dizaýnlara berilýän abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Demir ýeňijileri döredijileriniň uly başarnygyny, ýokary ugurlaşygyny, hünärmen düşünjesini we döredijilik ukybyny görkezýär. Worm Güýmenje Merkezi uly baha berilýän, haýran galynýan we söýülýän, amaly we täzelikçi eser bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Demir Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn pudagyň iň oňat tejribelerini birleşdirýär we bilim we zehin bilen baglanyşykly ukyply tehniki aýratynlyklara eýedir. Worm Güýmenje Merkezi jikme-jikligi üçin hormatlanylýar we dünýäni has gowy ýere öwürmäge kömek edýän ýaşaýyş hilini gowulandyrýan zatlary hödürlemek üçin dizaýn edilendir.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The building consists of the restaurant, bar, gym, central courtyard with leisure pool. It assumes a horse shoe shape of Mophane worm, creating a central circular courtyard with leisure pool and relaxing spaces. The outside façade of the building also opens up towards the natural landscape. The building opens up to both the courtyard and the natural landscape outside. Roughly 70 percent of the façade of the building consists of glazing for visual and physical connection to the exterior.
Dimensions & Packaging: The building is 1 180 square meters excluding the courtyard and the swimming pool areas. Primary building materials used for construction are natural and promote sustainability and healthy relationship with the natural environment. They promote natural cooling, ventilation, lighting and cost saving. These include, compressed earth blocks masonry, thatched roof, gum poles. Some of the feature walls are made of stones sourced locally. Glass walls were used for visual connection
Tags: Entertainment centre, mophane worm, the worm, natural landscape, mophane tree
Production Technology: The geometric form of the building is derived from and composed from the shape of Mophane worm. The main body of the worm was translated into the floating and overarching roof that covers all indoor spaces below it. The moving multiple legs of the worm were translated into the flexible and openable glass walls that open to the courtyard and also the outside natural environment.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this task was creating a building that resembles the form of Mophane worm and at the same translating the relationship between Mohape Worm and Mophane Tree into how the building relates to the natural landscape around it. The Architect had to further make sure that this is not purely a literal exercise of artistic expression but it also further primarily has an effect on the spatial arrangement and relationship.
Research: In Botswana’s history, Mophane worm has always been one of the local delicacies and staple foods. Residents also harvest the worm to sell it in order to sustain their lives. Creating a building that resonates with this worm gives the building a cultural significance. The building’s dominant feature which is the roof is made of thatch which reflects traditional Tswana huts. The circular character of the building also connects to the circular forms that always dominate traditional Tswana huts
Inspiration: The design was inspired by nature, Mophane Worm in particular. This worm is a local delicacy in Botswana. The building is designed to mimic the body shape of the worm. The Worm lives its life as a worm on Mophane Tree. This relationship between Mophane Worm and Mophane Tree was further translated to how the building relates to the natural vegetation surrounding it. The connection of the building to the natural landscape was crucial in the design.
Project Duration: This project has not been built yet. However, the client has indicated that he is intending to commence construction sometime towards the end of the year 2023. The design took 2 months to complete, including technical documentation. The site for the project is in the outskirts of a small town called Letlhakane in Botswana
Operation Flow: The building assumes a horse-shoe shape, which is the shape of Mophane Worm when it protects itself against potential external harm or prey. The worm usually coils and creates a safe haven for itself in that horse-shoe shape. This building therefore creates a central protected courtyard where outdoor leisure activities happen. This is where the leisure pool is located. The activities are protected from harsh weather. Indoor activities are all arranged around this courtyard.