E C O NE F CH ILDREN ’S CEN TER Asante Architecture & Design, LÖ&V, Architects without Borders | 2018 Jua-kali, Tansania
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E C ONE F C HILDRE N’S CE NTE R Asante Architecture & Design | 2018 Jua-kali, Tansania University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design Department of Architecture Fall 2019 ARCH 631-001 Case Studies in Evolving Construction Technology Teaching Faculty Lindsay Falck & Dr. Mohamad Al Khayer Teaching Assistants Katarina Marjanovic, Molly Zmich & Veronica Rosada Student Authors KyungHyun Kim, Matthew Kohman & Alex Jackson Jackson | Kohman | Kim
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E C ONE F C HILDRE N’S CE NTE R Asante Architecture & Design | 2018 Jua-kali, Tansania Table of Contents 7
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Section 1: Overview of Project
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Section 2: Construction Sequence Structural Analysis
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Section 3: Envelope Analysis
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Section 4: Axonometric Diagrams
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Bibliography & Ackowledgements
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ECONEF CHILDR EN’S CENTER 2015 - 2018 (constructed) Jua-kali, Tansania Client/Owner ECONEF Design Team Architect: Asante Architecture & Design Collaborating Architect: Lönnqvist & Vanamo Architects, Architects Without Borders Sweden Landscape Architect: Anna Valman, Julia Vilkenas, Johanna Ardland Bojvall, Hanne Nilsson Engineers (HVAC, Structural, etc.): Cornelis Oskamp, Engineers Without Borders Sweden Contractors: ECONEF Subcontractors: Residents of Kingori, Tanzania
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Conceptual Statement From Econocef: BACKGROUND Half of Tanzania’s 57 million inhabitants are under the age of 18. Life expectancy in the country is around 65 years according to the World Bank and 5.8 percent live with HIV/AIDS. That is one of the reasons why 3 million children, according to Unicef, are orphaned with no one to make sure that they are given with the right medical treatments, care, education and love that is necessary for a brighter future.... ...All members have travelled to Tanzania, share a common interest for humanitarian efforts, and wish to contribute to the improvement of women’s and children’s living situations in exploited nations. With the help of economic aid from sponsors and private donators, ECONEF has the ability to offer security and everyday necessities for the orphans of the Children’s Center. The organization ensures that all children have somewhere to live, something to eat, and that they have access to education and hospitals.
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WA SUSTAINABLE CHILDREN’S CENTER The first orphanage was located in Jua Kali, outside of Arusha in northern Tanzania. This was the first phase of the ECONEF project. The construction work for a prototype house started in summer 2013 and was finished in March 2014. In 2018, the inauguration of the new Children’s Center took place, marking a new phase in ECONEF’s history. The aim of the Children’s Center is to increase ECONEF’s independence and reduce its reliance on private donations. To help achieve this goal the new buildings is sustainable and largely maintenance free. The center will produce its own electricity through the installation of solar panels. Integrated into the building’s structures are systems for rainwater collection and natural ventilation. Areas for livestock such as chickens, cows and vegetables are nearby to the buildings. The buildings have also been designed to minimize the need for outsourced building expertise and excessive transportation costs. To realize this, the use of local materials and traditional building techniques has been prioritized. The Children Center’s localities are being carefully divided according to function. Closest to the road is the school, which is be accessible to children from other areas. The school and the children’s center share space for recreation, bathrooms, and a library. The public and the private areas are separated so that the children have places that they feel are their own and away from the school. One long-term goal is to become self-sufficient by biogas from the cows, to minimize the costs and the effect on the environment.
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SE C T ION ONE Project Overview
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Research Statement The Econef Children’s center engages a holistic and humanist architecture that shoulders a multitude of issues contemporary practice might prefer to sidestep, producing a project beautiful in its ethics, detail, and Goldilocks “just rightness.” The project tackles sustainability beyond energy use through a cultural and economic lens with collaboration as necessity. The architecture’s hyper local approach benefits from adjacent labor and craftsmanship to further impress communal ownership ensuring legacy and longevity. The center also provides clarity of process to define the project and it’s NGO backed financial structure as a model, not an icon, that ultimately serves a vital but vulnerable group of children with dignity.
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SITE AND ECOLOGY The project is located in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. This region is located below Mount Meru in the Great Rift Valley, nearby the Serengeti National Park. Temperate climate is a key factor in the region, seemingly unusual due to its proximity to the equator. However, the elevation of the Arusha Region is approximately 1400 meters (4,600 feet) above sea-level due to the slopes of Mount Meru, keeping temperatures low and alleviating humidity. The region has distinct wet and dry seasons from the eastern prevailing winds of the Indian Ocean. The climate is designated as a subtropical highland climate. This environment benefits from the proximity from the mountain giving the area two rainy seasons, in which crops are planted twice a year: a key part of the Children’s Center’s auxiliary programs of crop growth to be a self-sustaining project. Primary agriculture include bananas, coffee, cabbage, potatoes, carrots, leafy greens in the mountains. South of Mount Meru cultivation includes maize, beans, wheat and flowers.
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METHODS PARTICIPATORY PLANNING It is of great importance that the children at the Econef Children’s Center are involved in the planning process. Not only is their knowledge of the local environment essential for the succes of the new center, but their participation will also likely to result to a sense of responsibility for overseeing and maintaining the new facilities. Several workshops with the children and the orphanage personal were arranged during the planning and the construction process.
BUDGET FOUNDATION AND GROUNDWORK
70555 SEK
SOLAR PANELS AND SOLAR WATER HEATER
52600 SEK
BRICK WALLS AND WALL FINISH
46500 SEK 43600 SEK
LABOUR ROOF, GUTTER AND CEILING
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FLOOR
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WINDOWS AND DOORS
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MATERIAL TRANSPORTS FERROCEMENT WATER TANKS
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ELECTRICITY AND PLUMBING
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METHODS Participatory Planning, Workshops, Modeling
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The layout of the house is inspired by the traditional Urban Swahili House typology with a central corridor that gives acces to adjacent rooms. The corridor ventilates the building, and cross ventilation through the rooms is made possible with ventilation grids on top of doors and windows. The water is collected from the roofs in the middle of the building and leads directly to three water tanks placed below. The water tanks will store water and offer a cool microclimate in the middle of the house. The management of Econef found this solution problematic. The biggest worry was the safety for the children, with big water tanks in the middle of the house, considering the risk of leakage. Taking this into consideration, we decided to modify the proposal.
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Prototype Phase 2 From ECONEF: In the second proposal, the concept of the building is kept the same, with a central ventilating corridor, and roofs tilting inwards to collect rainwater. The water tanks, however, are placed outside the building in connection to the rooms that require water. One of the tanks provides the kitchen with water, and one of the tanks provides the washing room and shower with water. When the tanks are full, the pressure of the water is enough to lead the water to the taps. Below a certain level, the water has to be fetched with buckets from the tanks. Some water is pumped to a solar water heater on the roof, that gives hot water to the shower.
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Children’s Center Overview
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Children’s Center Details and Aperture
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Children’s Center Site and Entry
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Children’s Center Hand Fired Brick
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Critiques and Reviews of the Econef Children’s Center The Econef Childrens center has been general well received both by critics and its residence for careful attention to detail, participatory planning and low impact environmental strategies
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VILLA LUDDE, 2013
VAXMORASKOLAN, 2014
VILLA GRUSET, 2013
SOLLENTUNAVALLEN SPORTS HALL, 2013
BAOBAB HOUSE, 2013
RÄVSTA, 2014
NIBBLE GÅRDSCENTER, 2014
ECONEF CHILDREN’S CENTER , 2015
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HADARS HUS, 2015
SKOKLOSTER VÄRDSHUS, 2015
GRANRISET, 2016
Architect Asante Architecture and Design Timeline of Architects Work 2013-2016
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FISHING CABINS, 2000
FJÄLLHALSEN, 2012
ECONEF BAOBAB HOUSE, 2014
ÖREBRO WATER RESERVOIR, 0000
SOUTH OF NORTH - EXHIBITION, 2014
PETITE MAISO, 2015
ÄNGSMARKEN KINDERGARTEN, 0000
VIOLEN ATTIC FLATS, 2000
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TIMELINE OF DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING
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TIMELINE OF CONSTRUCTION
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CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
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CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND DETAILS
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ECONEF CHILDREN’S CENTER: REGIONAL SITEPLAN
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ECONEF CHILDREN’S CENTER: LOCAL SITEPLAN
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Substructure: Descriptive Test The project is a post and beam structure system using a mix of cast in place concrete beams and foundations supplemented with dimensional framing elements at eave conditions. Columnar elements consist of load bearing hollow steel sections wrapped in handmade masonry.
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Substructure: Soil Testing, seismic fasteners Located in the Serenghetti, the soil conditions are primarily composed of volcanic ash from the nearby mountains. The substructure is a cast in place concrete foundation and slab system. Large excavations were accomplished by all local labors with no electrical power. Due to this condition, all construction had to be mechanically fastened in lieu of welding. Unitized material such a brick, stone and wood had to be cut off site prior to arriving. The primary excavation for the project was for a water tank, to hold and sequester rainwater during the peak rain seasons in the Arusha Region. Jackson | Kohman | Kim
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Superstructure The primary stucture of the Children’s Center is a hybrid system of post and beam, with cast in place concrete. Foundations are cast in place concrete foundations with footers. The walls are also cast in place with #4 rebar and anchor bolts for the wall assembly. Walls are a combination of steel tubes which hold the beams of the roof and are surrounded by cast on site brick and masonry for enclosure of spaces. Roof construction is dimensional lumber with a corrugated sheet metal cladding.
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STRUCTURAL PLAN DIAGRAM
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FX AXIAL FORCE DIAGRAM
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SE C T ION T HRE E Envelope Analysis
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Building Envelope: Descriptive Test The building envelope of the children’s center was designed as a holistically performative open air structure. Because it lacks mechanical conditioning, the structure is organized to capitalize on natural ventilation, thermal mass, orientation and careful detailing to achieve optimal climactic conditions for the project.
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Econef Childrens Center Performance Criteria Increase access to clean water and sustainable sanitary systems Increased knowledge about sustainable construction techniques using local materials Increased environmental engagement and awareness Increased knowledge about low cost and low maintenance construction techniques Increased economical sustainability by implementing renewable energy sources Create a self-sufficient center and reduce dependency on private donors Evalutate the results to improve the solutions in the next phase to build the Children’s Center.
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Performance Criteria A criteria of performance was developed through prototyping and research to define expected results for the project and becomes the key criteria in which the building envelope is developed.
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The African Baobab tree reaches heights of 5 to 30 meters and has a trunk diameter from 7 to 11 meters. It is capable of storing up to 120 000 liters of water in the trunk. Imitating the trunk of the baobab tree, the rain water harvesting system is integrated in the architectural design.
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Climactic Determinants Taking design cues from the Baobab tree, the project conceives of a strong base to store water utilizing a butterfly roof system. Since the Arusha area of Tanzania experiences heavy rainfall followed by a dry season, long term water collection became a pivotal strategy for a performative building envelope. However, after initial prototyping left the ferro-concrete tank prone to leak, the community decided to bury the larger water catchment underground. Wind and dust create significant problems during the dry season and prevail from the north east requiring a site orientation to shelter courtyards from direct exposure.
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WALLS
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ROOF COVER
Material: Concrete Dimensions: Ground 300 mm, floor finish 30 mm Life cycle: Min 40 years Properties: + Locally available, can be produced at the site + Requires transportation of raw material from a nearby village - Cement manufacture is energy consuming and produces carbondioxide which contributes to the global warming - Good fire-resistance properties
Material: Traditional burnt brick Dimensions: 200 x 100 x 100 mm Life cycle: Min 60 years Properties: + Locally available + Traditionally used for wall construction + Good fire-resistance properties - Manufacture requires firewood
Material: Timber Dimensions: 5500 x 1000 mm Life cycle: Min 40 years Properties: + Natural, renewable material + Esthetical benefits - Attracts termites and other rodents, has to be treated - Combustible material, but burning occurs at a predictable speed known as the charring rate - Requires transportation from a nearby village
Material: Corrugated iron sheets Dimensions: Width 990 mm Length 6000 mm Life cycle: Rusting can occur with time. Can be painted to extend the service life. Properties: + Locally available material + Relatively light material compared with roof tiles, enables smaller dimensions for the roof structure + Low maintenance - Requires ransportation from Arusha - Manufacture is energy consuming and produces carbondioxide which contributes to global warming
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WATER TANKS
Material: Sisal poles Dimensions: 3000 mm Life cycle: Min 10 years Properties: + Natural, renewable material + Available locally + Esthetical benefits - Attracts termites and other rodents, has to be treated - Combustible material - Requires transportation from a nearby village
Material: Local hardwood Dimensions: 1000 x 1200 mm Life cycle: Min 20 years Properties: + Natural, renewable material + Available locally + Esthetical benefits - Attracts termites and other rodents, has to be treated - Combustible material - Requires transportation from a nearby village
Material: Ferrocement (cement reinforced with wire mesh) Dimensions: 5000 l (diameter 2200 mm) Life cycle: Min 25 years Properties: + Cheaper than a plastic tank + Can be repaired and maintained on site - The technology is quite simple to implement, but requires skilled labourers
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Connection of Interior and Exterior Spaces
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BIBLIOGR APHY ECONEF PROJECT MANUAL: “Econef Children’s Center: Arkitekter Utan Gränser.” Startsidan - Arkitekter utan gränser, n.d. http://www.arkitekterutangranser.se/content_block/econef-publikationer/ econef-childrens-center-4. ARCH DAILY: “Gallery of Econef Children’s Center / Asante Architecture&Design Lönnqvist & Vanamo Architects - 2.” ArchDaily, n.d. https://www.archdaily.com/923371/econef-childrens-center-asantearchitecture-and-design-plus-lonnqvist-and-vanamo-architects/5d5cc18228 4dd16620000489-econef-childrens-center-asante-architecture-and-designplus-lonnqvist-and-vanamo-architects-photo?next_project=no. Design, Asante Architecture & “Econef Children’s Center by Asante Architecture & Design: Schools.” Architonic. Architonic, July 22, 2019. https:// www.architonic.com/en/project/asante-architecture-design-econef-childrenscenter/20056956. “Asante Architecture & Design Lönnqvist Vanamo Architects.” South of North, n.d. https://southofnorth.squarespace.com/asante-lov.
http://econef.org/timeline/
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Acknowledgements Many thanks to Econef, Asante Arkitektur & Design, and Lonnqvist Vanamo Architects for documentation and publications used to produce this research booklet!
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