computer Aided design:blog Aided charity

2008年4月28日

轉載:Low Tech Balloon System


Current Team Members:
Sola Morrissey
Cameron Sinclair
kstohr
Jmanico

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The idea is that reused hemp sacks, in this case animal feed bags, are sewn together to form a dome-shaped structure. Then a series of “Life Elements” can be plugged onto the structure. The functions of these elements offer the potential of a doorway, a window, a cooking facility, sanitation and storage. Two doorway “Life Elements” can be connected to create a corridor between two ‘inflated’ spaces allowing for growth of the structure.

The construction is separated into prefabricated elements that can be assembled off-site or by a local cottage industry and “build-up process” at the site. The separation of the production process allows for a higher production rate and the elimination of the need for use of electricity at the construction site.

Once the mortar has dried teams then cut out excess hemp inside the life elements and let the bags out, which can be deflated for reuse. Internally you mortar and plaster the interior walls, creating a water-proof and thermal insulated shell. The housing unit can easily be combined with other units to create larger living space that adequately meet the need of the residents.

The team believes that adaptability as one of the main characteristics of the design. “we want to offer a transitional house that can be built easily, swiftly and inexpensively with local materials by anybody without special training. Since our model is highly flexible, it can be modified to other building types, such as schools or hospitals.”

Architecture for Humanity hosted an open competition to design five-year transitional housing for the returning people of Kosovo. The competition's goal was to foster the development of housing methods that would relieve suffering and speed the transition back to a normal way of life. Architects and designers from 30 different countries responded. We received more than 200 designs. From these, a jury selected 10 finalists and 20 notable entries. This proposal from Technocraft was one of those 10 finalists.



More Link: Low Tech Balloon System

2008年4月3日

57T 教育服務役,澄清湖

在成功嶺,渡過了人道或不人道的摧殘,
接著移訓 澄清湖
受教育服務訓練……

美麗的湖上沒半朵倒雲,
這一年的X建築計畫,就從這湖開始銜接吧!
儘管身體偶爾享受著漸漸熟悉的微恙…



這裡的知識環境離了原來建築圈,不探討任何技術層次,
多半是探索人群互動的潛質教育,和與校園各階融入的經驗回饋。
對於初次進入校園燃燒生命的非教育背景人而言,
就像得到未來一年點火的火柴棒。


我們在教室裡享著湖面飄來的微微晨風,
探論著『夢想、開放、創造』這些老掉牙的文版,在生命中如何取捨。
(加法生活→獲;減法生活→捨)。

教育讓人信仰生命什麼?
親情(父子環島),愛情(徐志摩),權力(雍正)。
我們溝通互動,
嘗試尋找生命各種溝通互動的佈局方式,處理溝通落差裡的戰爭。

想起溝通『自我表現』的潛意識,
是在『產生蓄意的表演,操縱他人形成對自己的印象』,
職場、求學環境都有這類人群反應,
自己也曾經有過這影子,在過去陳述建築設計的各種當下。

教育服務役,教育協助別人,也教育教育自己。
和不怕離島籤的小王拼湊『厚黑學』含意:劉備厚臉哲學、曹操黑心哲學;
和進入特殊教育界服務的阿彬,即興表演『蝸牛與黃鸝鳥』,
不知從何來勇氣,
讓人想起童年老師帶動唱,靦腆的肢體隨著心大方敞開,
阿彬一定是個傑出的特殊教育者,對『舞台表演衰弱症』的我而言。

和留學菁英們分在同一間小木屋受訓,
他們即將被派駐到超遠山區又英語教育資源匱乏的荒野學校,
三個澳洲留學,兩個美國留學,一個英國留學,
但每個人卻都同樣擁有一種老外閒來無事人來瘋的開懷特質。
搭著北緯28度豔陽,聽他們用英文聊天,還有種身在米國的錯覺。

子淇,隔壁床的『超級人來瘋』楷模,
上課時會傳『蘆筍人』莫名其妙的日文簡訊,
這教育役小木屋最深交的朋友,幫我折棉被收內衣,
然後,說著他接下來一年想去大家都不想去的超級深山,
認識不太熟悉的TAIWAN,結交原住民,
我,依稀觸動以前在伊達邵的自己。

未來,在教育服務役,準備用建築和一群瘋狂熱情的人作新嘗試。
我們努力嘗試看看~為不知道未來未知的模樣再喝采一次吧!!



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