Context-Coffee | Design-build

Sustainability is at the heart of what we do, and we're excited to take it up a notch with our latest project. Designing an Italian-cuisine restaurant at Context-Coffee | Design-build in Kampala, we're exploring the possibility of incorporating an aquaponics system—maybe even on the roof terrace. Imagine growing fresh produce right on-site for a truly farm-to-table experience! Still early days, but we’re pumped about the potential of creating a sustainable dining experience. For the love of good food! 😂 #progressnotperfection #designbuild

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.... 8 years ago (wow, time flies!), long before Context-Coffee | Design-build, I designed "A contained Urban Forest." Now, thanks to one of our newest clients, this project is finally being revived!👇🏾 https://lnkd.in/dr9RqruX We’re experimenting with a different approach: using tempered glass slates over rubber tubing to heat water, an alternative to traditional solar panels. The concept is similar, and we're excited to see how this experimental method plays out. Anyone with experience in this? I’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas on how far we can take it! Follow along as we explore new ways to merge sustainability with design. #ProgressNotPerfection #SustainableArchitecture

Progress Sketch 1 - design explorations for space use + forms for a community cluster. #progressnotperfection #forestliving #architecture Context-Coffee | Design-build

Joseph is a musician. His retreat space is intended to 'inspire him from without , to get creative from within.' A concept sketch. (Personal work, not related to practice) #architecture #sketchbook #retreat

At Context-Coffee | Design-build, we recently designed a 271 sqm, 4-bedroom house in Fort Portal, Uganda, inspired by the traditional Tooro homestead. This multifunctional space includes a greeting/waiting area and 3 interior courtyards, fostering a sense of community while offering private nooks for solitude. The design features a “boundary within a boundary,” enhancing seclusion and protection, with courtyards that artfully frame the house. We utilized the natural slope of the land to zone different areas, enhancing privacy and making the spaces feel larger through an internally terraced layout. The house focuses on both inward and outward views, with strategically placed voids that connect spaces visually, maximize airflow, and bring in natural light. For the exterior, we used thicker-grade metal sheets with insulation over 450mm wide clay brick walls, which together with the courtyards and scattered openings, significantly fosters heat regulation within the building. What are your thoughts on integrating traditional design ideas into more contemporary architecture? #architecture #uganda #designbuildfirm #sustainableliving

At Context-Coffee | Design-build , we've been loving biophilic interiors. This space, #Ali'splace, is set in a Kampala surburb which gets a fair share of those cold drafts and fabulous sunny days. Intention - For the sun to warm up the polished concrete floor (or terrazzo or cement screed, still not decided 😂)through the operable glass panels, providing ideal conditions for edible creeping plants to thrive on the mesh wall. This mesh is mounted in front of a perforated curved glassblock wall (that's hiding a live-in existing tree🌴...hello interior courtyard), creating beautiful patterns of light and shadow. Included an interior fish pond (not pictured) behind that wall for evaporative cooling but our client was like, heck no, maybe an empty pond?😂 (misunderstood how adventurous he was😂) Looking forward to construction of this 4-bedroom abode. #architecture #interiorarchitecture #design #passage design #kampala #uganda