Gando compound

The wish

A family compound that stays cool because of how it is built.

Compressed earth block vaults and deep courtyards in Gando. Climate-responsive architecture as a domestic brief, not a research paper. Passive cooling is the luxury.

Method

Compressed earth blocks, vaulted rooms, shaded courts, night-flush openings.

Sustainability

Local earth, almost no operational cooling, a building that teaches the climate instead of fighting it.

Treatment

Late Sahel light. Vault shadows. Dust as atmosphere.