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架构师提供的文本描述。尼亚美2000是一座1700平方米(18，000英尺2)的住宅开发项目，是为了应对尼日尔首都尼亚美目前发生的住房危机而设计的。通过增加密度，该项目提出了一种新的城市住房模式。

Text description provided by the architects. Niamey 2000 is a 1700 square meter (18,000 ft2) housing development that was designed in response to the current housing crisis occurring in Niamey, the capital of Niger. By increasing density, the project proposes a new model for urban housing.

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尼亚美是一百多万居民的家园；大多数人口是穷人，只有大约20%的居民可以被归类为中产阶级及以上阶层。尽管如此，最近几年，这个城市的社会经济结构发生了巨大的变化。更强劲的经济增长推动了向城市的迁移，导致中产阶级人口的大幅增加。在老而富裕的社区的房产仍然无法获得，迫使中低收入人群在市中心寻找负担得起的住房。

Niamey is home to over one million inhabitants; a majority of the population is poor and only about 20 percent of its residents could be classified as middle-class and above. Nevertheless, the socio-economic makeup of the city has shifted dramatically in recent years. Stronger economic growth has fueled migration to the city, leading to a sizable increase in the middle-class population. Property in the older, affluent neighborhoods remains unobtainable, forcing the low-to-middle income population to seek affordable housing further from the city center.

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一个新的城市住房模型尼亚美2000从该地区的前殖民地城市，如马里的廷巴克图，尼日利亚的卡诺，或尼日尔的津德尔，这些都是密集的城市中心在他们的时代的灵感。城市错综复杂的住宅的有机结构通常是两到三层楼高，同时仍然保持着一种隐私和亲密感。

A New Model for Urban Housing Niamey 2000 takes its inspiration from pre-colonial cities of the region, such as Timbuktu in Mali, Kano in Nigeria, or Zinder in Niger, which were all dense urban centers in their day. The cities’ organic configurations of intricately intertwined homes were often two or three stories in height, while still maintaining a sense of privacy and intimacy.

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 Ground Level Plan

地面平面图

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与其早期的前身一样，尼亚美2000年为其居民提供了隐私；然而，该项目努力解决的不仅仅是对文化上合适的住房的需求。它在材料选择上采取坚定的立场，采用不烧、土砌体和被动冷却技术，以防止尼日尔的高温。就像世界上许多地方的情况一样，当地的材料越来越多地被废弃在城市中心，取而代之的是混凝土。尼亚美2000的当代设计为建筑业重新引入了当地的资源，并为城市不断增长的人口提供了负担得起的住房。

Like its early predecessors, Niamey 2000 provides privacy for its inhabitants; however, the project strives to address more than the need for culturally appropriate housing. It takes a firm position on material selection by using unfired, earth masonry and passive cooling techniques to protect against Niger’s scorching temperatures. As is the case in many parts of the world, local materials have been increasingly abandoned in urban centers in favor of concrete. The contemporary design of Niamey 2000 reintroduces locally derived resources to the construction industry and offers affordable homes to a broader range of the city’s growing population.

 Ventilation System

随着尼亚美经济的持续增长，越来越多的外国投资者承诺为建设公共和私人基础设施提供资金，大规模的住房项目即将出现。首都的一些精心设计的项目-利用当地的专业知识和生产方法-可以为尼亚美的未来树立一个宝贵的先例。

As Niamey continues to grow, and more foreign investors pledge funds for building public as well as private infrastructure, large-scale housing projects are on the horizon. A few, well-conceived projects in the capital–using local expertise and production methods–could set a valuable precedent for Niamey’s future.

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Architects united4design

Location Unnamed Road, Niger

Category Housing

Project Team Yasaman Esmaili, Elizabeth Golden, Mariam Kamara, Philip Straeter

Area 18000.0 ft2

Project Year 2016

Photographs Torsten Seidel