![Arkitektur](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_small_wide/public/2024-02/arkitektskole.jpg?itok=9P7q5Wtu)
Saltern of Tanga
The project’s main aim is to find an identity for the mid-sized port city of Tanga in Tanzania via industrial means. The objective will be focused on using existing resources responsibly, setting an example of traditional-inspired architecture along with climate sensitive solutions for the hot-humid tropics.
Design exploration will take place along the coast in reach of the city centre. A careful insertion of industry into the city will act as a catalyst for employment on many strata of society. It will also encourage community living for those directly involved, and a long term vision as supposed to creating seasonal work.
The project seeks to challenge current ideas of climate-sensitive design and the ancient history surrounding the industry in salt-making; its practices, rituals and development, asking if it is possible, in a place of relatively little resources or infrastructure, to use these methods to create an urban manufacturing network.
![Situation plan of salt pans and manufacturing infrastructure](/sites/default/files/styles/large_wide/public/imported-file/section-images/022_4_dr_150612_masterplan_digital_version_sm_0.png?itok=EGG_CQH9)
![Harvesting salt from pans 4:30am](/sites/default/files/styles/large_wide/public/imported-file/section-images/022_13_km_3crystaliser_perspective_sm_1.png?itok=z_Fl7KUr)
![walking through the brine condensers](/sites/default/files/styles/large_wide/public/imported-file/section-images/022_13_km_5condenser_perspective_sm_0.png?itok=Lb_w4jcU)