A new Kampala art centre designed by New Makers Bureau and Localworks opens in Uganda, promising a nurturing space for its community and visitors; welcome to 32° East Arts Centre
A new Kampala art centre cuts a fine figure in the Ugandan capital. London-based New Makers Bureau has built a richly patterned new home for a local arts trust, 32° East, from materials excavated from the site itself – earth, wood and reclaimed brick.
A small portion of cement was used as a stabiliser for the walls, which were shaped in formwork made from wood salvaged from a dilapidated building on site and later reused for the roofs. Brick from the redundant structure was used as fill and aggregate. The sandstone and rammed earth are topped by compressed earth bricks, again made from the soil from the site. An open, hit and miss pattern in the brickwork provides dappled light and texture. ‘The building gets more expressive as it gets taller,’ says Hampton, pointing to the twisted angles of the two roof pitches, the highest of which creates a clear entrance to the building.
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