Precedent - DESI Training Centre
When asked to choose a precedent to study
The
use
of
locally
sourced
and
sustainable
for the first two weeks of the semester from
materials means there is little to no harmful
the list included in 'An Architecture Guide to
emissions in the form of transport nor in the
the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals', the
processing of the materials themselves as they
sub heading of Responsible Consumption and
are completely natural. The fastening of the
Production immediately seemed to be one of
bamboo sections together using natural fibers
the most relevant to my interests.
rather then glue or nails means it can easily be disassembled and reused, truly embracing
I began my research into the DESI Training Centre
in
Radrapur,
Bangladesh
by
the nature of the cradle to cradle approach.
Anna
Herringer. The project interested me because of
The building is not only sustainable in terms of
its all-round sustainable nature. The building
structure but also in terms of community and
is constructed using only local materials thus
culture. Its development was entirely conceived
drastically reducing any embodied energy that
by unskilled local members of the community.
may be involved its fabrication. Rammed earth
This
walls
ground
funds used were kept within the community
floor which create a solid foundation for the
and also through the passing on of skills to
light bamboo structure of the floor above. The
local people, affording them the opportunity
earthen walls are made from mud collected
to build their own houses to a much higher
from
standard
constitute
nearby
the
lakes
entirety
and
river
of
the
beds
and
the
benefited
than
them
could
two
fold;
have
by
ensuring
previously
been
bamboo structural elements come directly from
achieved whilst still using traditional methods
the forest adjacent to the site (Ashraf,2007).
and materials (Heringer,2019).
This concept of the proximity of materials is something which I wanted to look into in week three and which is illustrated in my drawn piece on the following page.
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