The driving factor of this project centered around the idea of Hospitality. Terenga (meaning Hospitality in Wolof) Sanctuary, focuses on two main rituals that are highly celebrated in Senegal: 1) Ateya Tea Ceremony 2) Kola Nuts Ceremony. These two ceremonies are celebrated on the ground floor of this complex, allowing the residents to enjoy and celebrate but also outside visitors.
The residential floors are broken into Residential Enclaves, Enclave Commons, and Floor Commons. The residential enclaves consist of studios, one bedroom, two, and three bedrooms. Each residential enclave is accompanied by an enclave commons, the communal space for gathering outside your apartment with your neighbors. In addition to every unit having its kitchen and a small living room, the enclave commons add to the idea of extending your kitchen into the communal space to reinforce the concept of hospitality.
Finally, the Floor Commons which is carved relatively in the center of each residential floor and staggers on each level, allows the upper and lower levels to have porous flow from one floor to another (as seen in the highlighted portion of the section perspective). The floor commons act as a communal gathering space for larger gatherings, ceremonies, rituals, and performances.
