Community, Compost, Garden: Celebrating a fertile future

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Community, Compost, Garden: Celebrating a fertile future

Submitted to in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, April 2017

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title: Community, Compost, Garden: Celebrating a fertile future

creator: Lydia Adams

subject: Squatter settlements, Benin, Cotonou; Akpakpa-Dodomey (informal settlement); Public spaces, Design and plans; Sewage disposal, Developing countries

description: Public spaces are the back bones to any society, whether they are planned or simply blossom from necessity. The settlement of Akpakpa-Dodomey relies on the constant interaction of its community. Therefore, the design of this attractive gathering space is aiding in the advancement of the settlements everyday life. This space introduces a catalyst of multiple benefits that combat some issues the community is facing. Waste, both human and consumer, has a negative impact on the land and the hygiene of the community. Instead of continuing this cycle of tossing human waste wrapped in plastic waste, the community now is harvesting and upcycling this fertile goldmine. By channeling their waste and harvesting crops, the immediate community is being provided with produce that they have grown themselves and are no longer relying so heavily on the city of Cotonou for support. Space is ever declining in Akpakpa, yet the community continues to increase at a steady rate. In response to these issues it is necessary for this public space to have large flexible spaces to accommodate the multiple needs of the community. Places for dance, meetings, religion, learning, reading, preforming are all accommodated in this design. The public space that I have design responds to the needs and requirements of the context that is the informal settlement of Akpakpa-Dodomey.

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

date: 2017

type: Thesis

format: .pdf

language: eng

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