Project Ref: ADS-2026-047
Residential — Single Storey
Kampala Region, Uganda
Design Proposal

The
Pavilion
House

A single-storey residence organized around a bold separation of public and private life. The social wing opens generously; the sleeping wing retreats into quiet. A home office bridges both worlds.

3 Bedrooms
2,200 Sq Ft
8 Rooms
1 Storey
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Ground Floor

Floor Plan

Scale: 1:100 (approx.)
All dimensions in feet
Total: ~2,200 sq ft
KITCHEN 14 × 12 ft DINING 14 × 12 ft LIVING 14 × 14 ft FAMILY 14 × 14 ft HOME OFFICE 28 × 8 ft — hinge between wings HALLWAY MASTER BEDROOM 13 × 13 ft EN-SUITE BEDROOM 2 13 × 9 ft BEDROOM 3 13 × 9 ft SHARED BATH UTILITY / LAUNDRY / STORAGE N 0 5m 10m
Room Schedule
Kitchen168 sq ft
Dining Area168 sq ft
Living Area196 sq ft
Family Room196 sq ft
Home Office224 sq ft
Master Bedroom169 sq ft
Bedroom 2117 sq ft
Bedroom 3117 sq ft
En-Suite Bath55 sq ft
Shared Bathroom55 sq ft
Hallway175 sq ft
Utility / Laundry160 sq ft
Summary
Living wing: ~1,100 sq ft
Sleeping wing: ~900 sq ft
Service zone: ~200 sq ft
Total gross: ~2,200 sq ft
Space by space

Room Descriptions

01 / Living Wing
Kitchen
14 × 12 ft — 168 sq ft
Open to the dining area, the kitchen features an island counter and north-facing clerestory windows for task lighting. Oriented to benefit from morning sun. Direct access to utility room behind.
02 / Living Wing
Dining Area
14 × 12 ft — 168 sq ft
Adjacent to the kitchen and opening toward the family room. Generous dimensions accommodate a 10-seater table. Corner glazing brings in eastern light at mealtimes.
03 / Living Wing
Living Area
14 × 14 ft — 196 sq ft
The formal reception space at the front of the house. Floor-to-ceiling glazed doors connect to the front terrace, blurring the boundary between inside and outside.
04 / Living Wing
Family Room
14 × 14 ft — 196 sq ft
The informal heart of the home. Opens to a rear garden through a wide sliding door. A media wall on the east side anchors the space. Adjacent to the kitchen for casual supervision.
05 / Hinge
Home Office
28 × 8 ft — 224 sq ft
Deliberately placed at the junction between wings. Accessible from both but isolated from both — a physical threshold that creates a mental shift between work and domestic life.
06 / Sleeping Wing
Master Bedroom
13 × 13 ft + en-suite
Positioned at the far north end of the bedroom wing for maximum privacy. Full en-suite bathroom. A private courtyard-facing window provides ventilation without noise from the street.
07 / Sleeping Wing
Bedroom 2
13 × 9 ft — 117 sq ft
Well-proportioned secondary bedroom suitable for a double bed and built-in wardrobes. Natural ventilation from south-facing window. Shared bathroom immediately adjacent via hallway.
08 / Sleeping Wing
Bedroom 3
13 × 9 ft — 117 sq ft
Equivalent in scale to Bedroom 2. Positioned at the south end of the wing, it benefits from afternoon cross-ventilation. Can double as a guest room or study with flexible furniture arrangement.
09 / Service
Utility Zone
~28 × 7 ft — 200 sq ft
Runs the full width of the living wing rear. Laundry, storage, and potential garage entry. Discreetly positioned behind the office — invisible from main living areas but accessible from kitchen.
Design intent

Why This
Works

The Pavilion is organized around a single spatial idea: the hard separation of social life from private life, joined at a hinge. This is not a stylistic choice — it is a structural one, and everything else follows from it.

In Kampala's climate, cross-ventilation and thermal zoning matter enormously. The bedroom wing faces north, reducing direct sun gain during the day. The living wing faces south and east, capturing morning light and evening breezes. The two-wing structure creates a courtyard effect between them, accelerating air movement through the building naturally.

The open-plan living zone is a deliberate choice for a culture of hospitality — one where guests move between kitchen, dining, and sitting without ceremony, and where a household of many can occupy the same space without crowding any part of it.

01
Separation of zones
Social and sleeping activities are separated by a structural wall and a transitional hallway. Once in the bedroom wing, the house is quiet regardless of activity in the living zone.
02
The office as threshold
Positioning the home office at the hinge means that "going to work" involves a physical transition — not just sitting at a different screen — while still keeping it within the house.
03
Passive climate strategy
The north-facing bedroom wing and south-east-facing living wing work with the equatorial sun rather than against it. No bedroom faces west — avoiding afternoon heat gain in sleeping spaces.
04
Room for growth
The utility strip and office are both over-sized relative to their immediate function. Both can evolve: the office becomes a fourth bedroom, the utility becomes a self-contained studio unit.