We Build. We Care. We share.

Workshop 5
26 August 2014
IDEA 2014
WORKSHOP 5
1. Design development (20mins per group)
2. Case studies on previous idea projects and other examples
3. Materials Studies
4. Construction Communications
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
PRESENTATION
ARCHITECTURAL PROFICIENCY
CASE STUDIES
Sustainable Architecture

Progress

Planet People
Progress – transferability
Sustainable
People – social
Planet – environmental
Architecture
Prosperity – economical
Proficiency – contextual Prosperity Proficiency
Architecture for People

• People-oriented

Progress People
- innovation - social equity
(design/materials/struct - exchanging ideas
ure/technology) - Participation of
- transferability stakeholders
(operation/maintenance) - realize how it affect
who we serve
Architecture for People

• Resources efficiency & sustainability

Planet Prosperity
- environment impact & - economic feasible
quality - long-term lifecycle cost
- resource efficiency (from construction to
- long-lasting & useful operation & maintenance)
Architecture for People

• Architecture for People

Proficiency
- improve existing context (natural / man-made)
- programming strategies (use/flexibility/multi-
functions/change)
- relevant to everyday life/culture
- people/user-oriented
- life-enriching, expand people’s understanding
of what buildings can be
Case Study - Sra Pou Vocational School, Cambodia

Architects: Rudanko + Kankkunen

With students from Aalto University design
studio, Finland
built by the local community from hand-dried
blocks of the surrounding soil.
Case Study - Sra Pou Vocational School, Cambodia, 2011

Progress + People + Prosperity

- whole school is hand-made
- employing many people from the
community
- all techniques simple and
transferable
- could apply the same construction
techniques in the future
- monitored the functionality of the
school building during its first year
and designed necessary changes
and amendments together with
the community
Case Study - Sra Pou Vocational School, Cambodia, 2011

Planet + Prosperity
- made out of local materials with
local workforce
- materials that are easily available
- red soil was utilized to make
sundried soil blocks
- woven mats for roof
- colours as cultural elements
Case Study - Sra Pou Vocational School, Cambodia, 2011

Proficiency
- holes designed for indirect sunlight
& ventilation
- comfortable open space
- coherent atmosphere (indoor &
outdoor)
- second follow-up visit in 2012
- improve handicraft doors and
developed further with the local
handicraftsmen, replaced with
solid metal
- roof was enhanced and the
building's maintenance planned
together with the community
Case Study - Sra Pou Vocational School, Cambodia, 2011

- For public gathering and - provides professional training and

democratic decision-making for helps to start sustainable business
the whole community
Case Study - Klong Toey Community Lantern, Thailand

- Built by: TYIN tegnestue Architects

from Norway with students and
local community
- Construction period:
Feb – Mar 2011 (3 weeks)
- Preparation period: 1 year
- Cost: 4,500 EUR
Case Study - Klong Toey Community Lantern, Thailand

People
- interviews, workshops and
public meetings with the
local community
throughout the year
- build up connection with
local community and
professional network at
larger scale
- Become part of a long term
strategy / large scale
development
Case Study - Klong Toey Community Lantern, Thailand

Planet + Prosperity
- operate at the street level
- fully utilize limited space
- use of local materials such as
bamboo and timber work to
ensure the project operates
within the community
bounds
Case Study - Klong Toey Community Lantern, Thailand
Case Study - Klong Toey Community Lantern, Thailand

Proficiency
- scaffold-like orange metal
frames, recycled wood
panels, bright lights
- provide features lacking in
the neighbourhood:
basketball hoops, a stage
for performance or public
meetings, climbing wall,
and seating around the
edges of the playground
Case Study - Klong Toey Community Lantern, Thailand

Proficiency + Progress
- repetitive logic and durable main
structure
- designed as an open, adaptable
space
- possible to make adaptations that fit
with their changing needs without
affecting structural strength or the
general function of the playground
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Case Study
MATERIALS APPLICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
COMMUNICATION
DELIVERABLES