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THREAD Center - Sinthian, Senegal

The New Artist Residency is the local center for the THREAD program, designed to aid local Senegalese artists in mastering their crafts.  

The building is constructed using local materials and local builders have shared their sophisticated knowledge of working with bamboo, brick, and thatch. These traditional techniques are combined with design innovations by the New York based architect Toshiko Mori. Like many Senegalese structures the building is eco-friendly and sustainable. The traditional pitched roof is inverted allowing for the collection of approximately 40% of the villagers’ domestic water usage in fresh rainfall.

Read more about THREAD here