TANZANIAN STAR GAZERS GAME LODGE

Design At One With The Earth

Integration with the landscape

Lodges are sunken into the earth ensuring the incorporation of the landscape into the design of the building. The earth flows up and around, blurring the line between the outside and inside of the unit.

Maximising views

The elongated shape of the lodge takes full advantage of landscape views. The view is the main focus in the living area; this is achieved through the design of a ‘glass box’. An open and airy feel is created which allows occupants to feel like they are living within the landscape.

Privacy

The stone walls on either side of the lodge assist in providing the lodge with desired privacy and isolation. By controlling the placement of windows, lodge occupants are secluded within their own lodge and can not look into others. The raising of the landscape around the building also increases the privacy ratio.

Green and sustainable

The lodges are solar powered; with panels installed directly onto the roof. These provide electrical energy and heat the lodge water supply. Other sustainable ideas include thermal regulation, through the design of the thick stone walls and having the lodge slightly sunken into the earth. The internal environment of lodge can thus be controlled, consistent and comfortable.

PROJECT VALUE

 US$ 20,000,000

LOCATION

 Arusha, Tanzania