ADOBE HOUSES

BASIC RULES OF COSTRUCTION

EDITED BY GIULIA SECHI, LUCA VENTURELLI

 INTRODUCTION BOUTEILLE SOLAIRE
SOLAR BOTTLE =
In developing this graphic instrument we
have been known from the beginning that
it had to be clear and easy to understand,
cheap to produce and as basic as possible. Cette façon de éclairage est très This illumination system is cheap
économique et facile, il peux and easy to make and produces
These are the main aspects that guided us up to 50 watts of free light.
fournir 50 watt de énergie gratis.
throughout the whole design process.
We choose to use easy recognizable 1 bouteille eau propre 1 bottle clear water
illustrations combined with short text + +
3 cuillères d'eau de javel 3 spoons bleach
elements and attractive color combina-
tions.
Starting from the color, we used mainly a
light green and a white. The contrast
between these two makes the paper clear
and balanced. Only for the main page we
used a light tone palette and some BOUTEILLE SOLAIRE
textures to make the principal illustration SOLAR BOTTLE
look more realistic.
Using only two colors we balanced the
hierarchy of the paper with text variations
in term of dimension and weight.
Looking to production, the document uses
standards borders to be easily realized
with every common printer, avoiding extra
costs.
In other words this means that the
document can be printed almost every-
where and at different manufacturing
volumes.
To give value to all the surface of the sheet
we decided to use both sides of a standard
ISO A3 sheet.
After the print the paper is plastic coated
to protect it and folded in half to a
notebook size fitting almost every bag or
backpack without loosing its original size.
 MAIN ASPECTS

We made a summary of the main features

MÉLANGE DE LES BRIQUES
that had to be described in the paper. It’s
been fundamental the selection of the MOULES
phases and the elements which are impor-
tant to build a good house. We listed them
in a way that is both effective and non CREATION DE LES BRIQUES
overloaded; every aspect is treated
individually, is described with basic
instructions using short sentences and QUANTITES POUR FORMAT
simple terms.
The descriptive part is supported by an
illustrated image, to balance the graphic FONDATIONS
elements in the paper and make the
document more friendly.
The topics that are contained in the paper
CANIVEAUX
are existing elements, some of them from
the Peruvian regulations and some of
them from general studies or technical
DOUBLE MUR
ones. The innovation of this document is
the way they’re combined together to ENDUIT
obtain a new solution, ready to use and
easy to understand.
PORTES ET FENÊTRES
OUVERTURE À BANDE
ARMATURES INTERNES
COUVERTURE
BOUTEILLE SOLAIRE
PROTECTION DE LE TOIT
 LANGUAGE AND TEXT

As mentioned before we used different

PORTES ET FENETRES
character weights and dimensions to
respect a general hierarchy between titles,
DOORS AND WINDOWS
text fields and single elements. We used
the same technique to distinguish from the
Il faut que tout les ouvertures doit être en
two languages in which the document is proportion avec la grandeur de les murs.
written. We chose French and English Une petit poutre de bois est nécessaire
because they’re widely spread tongues in pour supporter les briques.
Ciad; however the document can be
written in only one language per sheet or Every opening on the walls must be in
can be changed with other languages to proportion with the wall length. A wood
the need.
beam is necessary to support the superior
Structurally the paper is divided in a front
page, and a back page. The front page
layers of bricks.
contains the widest illustrations, a general
title and four main text blocks. The back of
the paper contains the rest of the informa-
tions regarding construction methods and
various building techniques.
Bâtiment Brique complet Moitié brique
Building Full Adobe Half Adobe

Two rooms
Deux chambres 1100 200

Three rooms
Trois chambres 1400 250

Four rooms
Quatre chambres 1700 300
 ILLUSTRATIONS

The illustrations were realized ad hoc for

this paper, to express visually basic
concepts. They’re minimal and simple, the
idea is to create a basic drawing that
supports the written sentences and helps
the reader in going through the whole
document. They’re made using only white
contour lines in two different strokes, a
lighter one and a stronger one.
This abstract type of drawing is very
understandable and contemporary, and
due to it’s semplicity is also in line with the
aim of the project itself. =

In the next pages a mockup of the

document is shown in different configura-
tions to better understand how it is
composed and articulated.
FRONT PAGE
INNER PAGES
OUTER PAGES
CONTACTS & INFO
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