African Off-grid Housing

Today, 600 million people in Africa do not have access to electricity and 900 lack clean cooking facilities (International Energy Agency- 2019).
 With this premise the paper will explain research agenda of African Off-grid Housing project on how design build off-grid affordable housing solutions for Sub-Saharan context. The on-going is developed at School Architecture Cities University Westminster with support Global Challenge Research Fund. based idea producing innovative knowledge able bridge traditional advanced strategies as well construction technologies response urgent need region. Therefore, [AOH] by methodology informed analytical study cause-effects relations between architectural geometry, material systems environmental performances a set pre-colonial contemporary precedents relation their climatic context.
 According analysis most flexible vernacular genotype was selected, integrated evolved according series performative criteria through parametric approach.
 form finding initial negotiation sitespecific conditions, spatial energy needs local users available on-site. included question self-sufficiency energy, water food accessibility. best different criteria, has been selected paradigm generate protocol kit open possible variations terms scalability incrementality.