SANTIAGO AGRICULTURE AND WATER COMPANY PAULO OLIVEIRA JOURNEYMAN INTERNATIONAL 2015
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JOURNEYMAN INTERNATIONAL, (JI), IS A NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION STARTED BY CAL POLY GRADUATE DANIEL WIENS. DANIEL RECEIVED HIS DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND USED HIS PASSION TO START THIS NONPROFIT THAT PURSUES HUMANITARIAN WORK IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. BY PARTNERING STUDENT DESIGNERS WITH LOCAL AND GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS, JI PROVIDES SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS TO COMMUNITIES WHO NEED IT MOST. JI INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIALLY MINDED ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS BY ADDRESSING AND ANTICIPATING THE ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES SHAPING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TODAY AND TOMORROW. “BECAUSE IF WE WANT A BETTER WORLD, WE HAVE TO BUILD ONE.” -DANIEL WIENS
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NOTE FROM THE DESIGNER I once heard, “If you have too much, that probably means that you’re taking from someone else.” Maybe that person needs it even more than you. Through that enlightening thought I give my knowledge in an attempt to balance the inequality in the world, hoping that this act of giving will have a positive impact in someone’s life. I have the honor of gaining some great experience and knowledge, and I believe it needs to be shared. I have devoted ten weeks into this project in order to show that architecture can change lives. Giving my time and knowledge is a way to mitigate social problems, and it doesn’t take much. After these past ten weeks I believe I have grown from this experience, and I realize, more than ever, how fortunate I am. I hope that this project will help the people that need it the most in the rural areas of the Dominican Republic. It is my hope that all my devotion to the architecture of this project will enrich their lives.
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Table of contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PROJECT TEAM
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RESEARCH
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AGRICULTURE EDUCATION
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WATER USE
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EL CIBAO
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AQUAPONICS SYSTEM
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WORLD TODAY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TODAY CERAMIC WATER FILTER
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PRECEDENTS
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AFRICA CENTRE VALE SECONDARY SCHOOL
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE ARENA DO MORRO
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DESIGN PROCESS FINAL DESIGN
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WORKS CITED
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executive summary PROJECT TEAM • JOURNEYMAN INTERNATIONAL
- Design and Project Management - Daniel Wiens, Steph Fellows, Andrew Goodwin • AMOVEO GROUP
- Social and business back-bone organization - Tim Brokopp, Rick Romano
ABOUT DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • LOCATION: Santiago, Dominican Republic • POPULATION: 10 million • CLIMATE: Tropical Hot • RELIGION: Mostly Catholic Christian • CURRENCY: Mostly Catholic Christian • LANGUAGE: Spanish • CAPITAL: Santo Domingo
DESIGN • DESIGN: Santiago Agriculture and Water Company • SQUARE FOOTAGE: 120206 SQFT • PROGRAM: CERAMIC WATER FILTER FACTORY COMMUNITY CENTER STAFF HOUSING GREEN HOUSES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FARM CLASSROOMS FOR MICRO-FINANCING PROGRAMS • MATERIALS: CMU, Wood, Steel, Ceramic Light Steel, Thatching,
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TIME LINE/ FINANCE • TOTAL PROJECT COST: $1,010,230.00 • PHASE 1: Ceramic Water Filter Factory • PHASE 2: Ceramic Water Filter Factory
PROJECT SITE • LOCATION: Outskirts of Santiago • GPS LOCATION: 19.286682,-70.422123 • SIZE: 157184 SQFT • LANDSCAPE: Flat site with possible farm plot in it • EXISTING: Creek and dense grass
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project team JOURNEYMAN INTERNATIONAL Journeyman International was launched with the intent of filling the expertise void between international NGO’s and the new facilities they construct. While developing a dental clinic in Belize as a senior project, a group of architecture and environmental design students from Cal Poly University began recognizing the potential to fill this need with a construction focused non-profit endeavor. Since filing for incorporation in 2009, Journeyman International has designed an orphanage in Mexico, a development center in Zambia, a dental clinic in Belize, and many more. These projects are a catalyst for change, and we are just getting started. OBJECTIVES
Partner with reputable NGO’s and design construct humanitarian facilities. Relieve the construction burden of partnered NGO’s, allowing them to focus on their mission. Introduce economically feasible “Green” construction fundamentals in the developing world. BUSINESS MODEL
In close partnership with several universities, the Journeyman business model relies heavily on the talent and labors of architecture, engineering, and project management students. By capitalizing on student senior thesis projects, and accredited internships from California’s best technical schools, the Journeyman business model thrives. These circumstances result in a higher quality of effort, research and passion than we find in the professional industry. All student projects are then review by licensed and professional tradesman.
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Daniel Wiens - President
SERVICES
Steph Fellows - Operations
Andrew Goodwin - RED Studio
Paulo Oliveira - Designer
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Feasibility study - The Journeyman team assesses if the project can be constructed at the specified location, overcoming all logistical concerns within the projected budget. Costs data analysis - Journeyman team’s travel to the project location to procure material, labor and equipment price data. This step is crucial for developing an accurate estimate in a developing nation. Conceptual Project Estimate - Prior to any official construction documents, J.I. Assesses the project details to formulate a line item projection of the project costs. Research - A Journeyman team will spend hundreds of hours researching the site, region, feasibility of project goals, and cultural considerations required for project success. Schematic Design - Journeyman designers will develop schematic design concepts for the owner and officials to review. Final Design - Journeyman designers will work with licensed professionals to create construction ready plans and specifications. Construction analysis - The Jourvneyman project management team will develop the project schedule, budget, contracts, site logistics maps, safety plan, storm water pollution prevention plan, and evacuation plan. Project Management - Journeyman will send a full time project manager to the field. Grant Proposal - The Journeyman team will develop an extensive grant proposal for the project.
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project team AMOVEO GROUP The Mission of the Amoveo Group (back-bone organization) is to be the catalyst for Collective Impact initiatives in poor communities around the world. The Amoveo Group seeks to address the myriad problems of the world with sustainable solutions, beginning in the countries of Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cambodia and Costa Rica. Using the skills and experience our team brings to the table, we are uniquely qualified to implement systems that address these complex issues. Amoveo Group is a non-profit corporation created to implement a unique approach to addressing poverty through merging the theory of collective impact with social business to create a sustainable model of development for poor communities. The underlying premise of Collective Impact is that no single organization can create large-scale, lasting social change alone. Organizations — including those in government, civil society, and the business sector — need to coordinate their efforts and work together around a clearly defined goal through a “back-bone” organization. The overwhelming needs in many countries are addressed by providing temporary relief to severe areas of need. Sustainable solutions for the root problems are rarely addressed thus perpetuating the cycle of poverty. By leveraging the resources of multiple organizations from different sectors, The Amoveo Group will create opportunities to do community development in ways that will bring sustainable solutions
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MISSION TWENTYFIVE 35 Rick and Tammie Romano are international workers, who have been working in Latin America since 2006. In Mexico, they built 200+ homes, 10 churches, boys and girls home for troubled teens, mission center housing for 50 people. Also, they have been meeting the physical and spiritual needs of the communities, as Rick and Tammie worked alongside national Mexican leaders in those villages. They had a passion to meet the needs of children, and mothers. Supplying small bags of rice and beans and clothes to families who did not have the financial means to live. In 2011, Rick and Tammie moved to Santiago, Dominican Republic. With the focus on building churches, renovating churches, starting a Cafe in the heart of Santiago, that in addition offers free conversational English classes, and helping improve communities. Such improvements included repairing roads, building a bridge to a community who had no way of crossing a river to the town, helping fix up a community baseball field and basketball court. They spent time listening to the heart of the people, getting to know them. And through that process they started a non-profit organization Mission twentyfive 35, Living beyond ourselves, making a difference. Through these relationships they felt the heart need of Dominicans lack of basic necessities. Because of the remote location and lack of quality employment many families do not have the means to clean drinking water, food, and vocational training. Rick and Tammie wanted to do more to create opportunity to hundreds of people through sustainable projects to meet these needs.
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RESEARCH Santiago Agriculture and Water Company
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RURAL AREAS AND AGRICULTURE
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The Dominican Republic is mostly an agricultural country. Although other sectors of the economy have become increasingly important in the last decade, agriculture still has a dominant role to the country’s economy. It contributes two-fifths of the national income, employs about 55 percent of the labor force, and furnishes nine-tenths of the value of all merchandise exports.
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Agricultural % Land in Dominican Republic
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Land Area Agricultural Area
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The Rural Sector is the most vulnerable one, because rural families are migrating to the big cities and leaving agriculture behind. However, with no infrastructure in the developing cities, it creates poverty and social problems.
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The land dedicated to Agriculture production was reduced from 1981 to 1998
1 % of the land owners possess 150 to 1500 acres
Inconsistent Agricultural Development 25 20 15 10 5 0 -5 -10 -15
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what’s needed Theoretical education in order to successfully build farms, as well as providing knowledge sufficient to develop problem-solving and decision-making skills
Agriculture education needs equipment, sustainable process, and innovative ways to farm The insertion of modern agriculture education focused on farming techniques, food security, quality control and sustainable use of natural resources
More agriculture professors that have a community based experience
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Of all the freshwater is withdraw from watersheds due to Agricultural purposes in Dominican Republic
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Of all the land used for agriculture, uses different methods of irrigation
climate changes TEMPERATURE 2010 2100
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Dominican Republic irrationally consumes all of its natural resources. Due to excess irrigation use, increasing temperature, reduction of precipitation, In 100 years, precipitation is expected to decrease to 543 mm and land degradation, in the next decade, if no sustainable (57% decrease from 2010). solutions are found, severe living conditions will occur.
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AREAS WITH MOST POTENTIAL USE FOR AGRICULTURE The highlighted region represent both the most potential, and one of the most degraded areas due to misuse of the land. This region is The El Cibao Region and it’s the largest and most fertile valley in between Cordillera Central and Cordillera Septentrional. Irrigation is frequently needed, however, the valley has enough natural resources that is possible to prevent the use of watersheds. The Santiago Agriculture and Water Company will be built in the El Cibao Region on the outskirts of Santiago.
VERY SEVERE LAND DEGRADATION
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el cibao 150 MILLES LONG 10~30 MILLES WIDE
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The El Cibao has a substantial part of its crops being designated for domestic consumption. Rice and beans are part of the diet for most Dominicans. This is especially true in poor areas of the valley. region. Paulo Oliveira
The El Cibao Region is located in between the two largest mountain ranges on the island. The largest concentration of agricultural land in the country is located in the north area of the El Cibao Region.
aquaponics system Aquaponics is a new sustainable agriculture structure that uses a recirculating system between fish and plants. The fish waste is converted into nitrogen by a bacteria and the plants use the nitrogen to grow themselves. By taking the nitrogen out, the water becomes ideal for fish use once again.
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SUSTAINABLE FACTS RE-USED WATER ORGANIC FERTILIZER ORGANIC FOOD PROTEIN VEGETABLES LOW MAINTENANCE
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Closed-loop system Minimal water use Nearly no input No weeds No pests Fish also for food
System weight Water PH Maintenance Cost
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HEALTH AND WATER
world today 884
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of humanity lives on less than 10% a day
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS Drink water contaminated at the source or during collection, transport and storage
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People entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names.
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today 16%
1.565.000
is the annual investment to potable water in Rural Areas in Dominica Republic
Inhabitants have no access to water services through pipe lines and infrastructure coverage
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of the urban population living in urban areas disposes sewage water in the subsoil.
4.4% of the total population disposes their wastes directly to the soil
Rural population served with house connections to a sewer a sewer system network. 29
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Was the reduction of people 45% without access to water 1993 services due to increasing population around major cities
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THE PROPOSED SOLUTION:
ceramic water filter THE DESIGN IS SIMILAR TO A FLOWER POT IN SHAPE
Ceramic filters have traditionally been used to treat household water in many countries, and are commonly available for purchase in both enveloped and developing countries. Currently, the most widely promoted household ceramic filters in the developing world are based on a design developed in 1981 by Dr. Fernando Mazariegos working with the Central American Industrial Technology Institute, ICAITI (Instituto Centro Americano de Tecnología Industrial) (AFA 1995). In the mid-1990’s, the manufacturing process was re-designed by the US-based non-governmental organization (NGO) Potters for Peace (PFP). PFP has subsequently promoted filter manufacturing in over 20 countries.
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HOLDS ABOUT 8 LITERS OF WATER SITS INSIDE OF A PLASTIC OR CERAMIC RECEPTACLE WITH A TAP AND A LID
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In order to treat the contaminated water, users pour water into the filter.
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Once the clean water is seating in the bottom of the receptacle, the user can drink it by dispensing from the tap.
Clean water is ready to use.
filter efficiency PROTOZOA BACTERIA VIRUS
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-100% -91% -90% REDUCTION OF DIARRHEAL DISEASES
THE FILTER IS SOCIALLY ACCEPTED
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africa centre for health and population studies
ARCHITECTS: EAST COAST ARCHITECTS PROJECT NAME: AFRICA CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND POPULATION STUDIES PLACEMENT: SOMKHELE, ZKN - SOUTH AFRICA 1998 - 2002
This 2.700m2 campus of buildings provides the field offices for the Africa Centre, a health and population research initiative located in northern KwaZulu-Natal. “The project serves as an example of how designers apply their minds across the range of technologies and resolve each appropriately and inventively. The image of the building is rural vernacular but it houses state-of-the-art technologies that support and drive the research initiatives of the international donor / funders.”
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The west facade exposes different materials that represent the rural and the modern. Eucaliptus, concrete and metal.
The immediate community that uses the facilities today constructed the centre. Materials source and construction techniques were a vital part of the design process.
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RELEVANCE The Africa Centre for Health and People tries to provide a space for the surrounding community as well as offering a technical space such as research labs and office. By having a very clear and open circulation around the main courtyard, the 4 pods divide the different programs in the first floor and wide office space and circulation in the second floor. The use of materials that are locally sourced enhance the spirit and visual experience of the building that blends itself with the nature and its users cultural background. Concrete, wood and steal represent the past, local, and the future.
Sunscreen made out of eucalyptus branches used in skylights and also as louvers by office windows
Local community ownership and participation was taking into consideration towards the building construction and design. Natural lighting is the key element to the office spaces that share a open courtyard inside the pods.
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vale secondary school ARCHITECTS: EAST COAST ARCHITECTS PROJECT NAME: VALE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACEMENT: VHEMBE DISTRICT, LIMPOPO PROVINCE - SOUTH AFRICA 2007 - 2011
Vale High School is a rural school located in a mountainous region of the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province The school was beneficially occupied in January 2011 and has a current enrollment of 22 educators and 460 learners between grades eight and 12. The facility is comprised of the following: 17 general classrooms, two science laboratories, a computer centre with 40 workstations, a library with a reading circle and five computer workstations, an administration centre where the principal and deputy’s offices are situated, a staff room with a kitchen and veranda, two teacher work rooms, three head of department offices, a hall, ablution facilities, four staff toilets, a tuck shop, an outdoor dance amphitheater, food gardens, and two netball courts and a full-size soccer field. Santiago Agriculture and Water Company
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The landscape blends with every space of the school.
Elevated metal roof prevents overheating and provides shade and natural lighting.
Walkways incorporate the farming landscape and green-roofs are present in most of the circulation.
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RELEVANCE The Vale High School is an education facility located in a remote, rural, and impoverished area of South Africa. There are multiple similarities between this project and the Agricultural Vocational Center, because the school focus on agriculture education due to the lack of farming in those areas. By analyzing the site plan and the facility’s program, it’s easy to identify the importance of the garden as the heart of the complex, as well as how the buildings open itselves to the communities that are in the immediate surroundings. The project is an important reference, because of the materials, building typology, circulation to color pallet, shapes and community ownership.
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Plant beds are a focal element of the school by being found in the center of the courtyard. Agriculture is part of the education as well as the landscape
Great amount of the building’s structure reflects the materials that are part of the houses and other constructions of the region. Natural lighting and cross ventilation ensure less use of energy for comfort inside the classrooms.
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Although the building has most of its features related with rural aesthetics, Vale Secondary School brings new forms and shapes that transmits the modern and contemporary architecture.
After a few months of opening the first crops and flowers start to flourish and fill the recreation area with a greens.
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dominican republic vernacular architecture ARCHITECTS: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC POPULATION PROJECT NAME: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC POPULAR HABITATION PLACEMENT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The Dominican Republic vernacular and popular architecture fully represents its demographic variety. The architecture found in the country reflects the cultural heritage of its population. The rural areas, since it’s established in more remote and preserved areas, echo the roots of the early inhabitants of the country. The main influence behind the dwellings spread throughout Dominican Republic comes from the early slaves and the indigenous people that lived in those areas.
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Dwellings in Dominican Republic reflect the use of the materials that are affordable and easy to find in the region. Wood and palm leaves transmit the essence of vernacular architecture in the rural regions of Dominican Republic.
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RELEVANCE The most relevant aspect is to bring the different typologies of the buildings that were developed by the rural population Dominican Republic entire history. The colors, materials ( wood, clay, palm tree leaves), circulation, comfort techniques, circulation layout, the features that creates the unique face of these architectures so rich and different. The architect’s role is to absorb centuries of wisdom and popular knowledge and project it into a new and sustainable building that can integrate, invite and promote rural development.
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Construction in rural areas already means to gather community participation and ownership. Without modern construction techniques nor adequate equipment, population finds its way to build houses and edifications.
The raw-like materials are not a problem to the frequent use of intense colors in different kinds of buildings. The warm tones mirror the tropical atmosphere and brings another sense level.
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arena do morro ARCHITECTS: HERZOG & DE MEURON PROJECT NAME: ARENA DO MORRO PLACEMENT: NATAL, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL
The project for the gymnasium “Arena do Morro” is the first project that has been realized within the wider urban proposal “A vision for Mãe Luiza”, which was developed together with the Centro Sócio Pastoral Nossa Senhora de Conceição in 2009. Mãe Luiza is not a typical “Favela” – its identity and character have been formed both by the unique natural setting and the creativity of the people of this strong community. Mãe Luiza is nestled between the protected natural zone of the dunes of Natal and the commercially developed oceanfront Santiago Agriculture and Water Company
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The beautiful use of a structural and rectangular material to make curvilinear planes and still accomplishing ventilation through its fenestrations.
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RELEVANCE The Arena do Morro gymnasium and center offers to the Mae Luiza community space to explore the different activities performed by its population. Contrast is the element most present within each architectural gesture executed throughout the complex. The building’s color, shape and scale defies its surroundings, but also tries to offer something new and innovative. The most important aspect of this design is the use of local materials and how the use of those created another layer of contrast. The sharp geometric roof with overlapping gaps makes no direct conversation or contact to the curved-rounded walls that determines the perimeter on the floor plan. Curved walls and the exposure of the raw concrete brick highlight the creative use of local materials and construction techniques.
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A special concrete brick was developed to this project. The brick performs as a structural and comfort element that also brings materiality to the facility
To wraps the project in its masterpiece, the two sloped metal roof provides weather protection, however allows light to come in through six inches gap in between corrugated metal.
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DESIGN PROCESS Santiago Agriculture and Water Company
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program diagram The Santiago Agriculture and Water Company has its focus on bringing development, access to education, primary health care and vocational job training to a remote rural area of Dominican Republic Every project starts with its peoples’ needs. To the right is an early bubble diagram that illustrates and synthesizes how the spaces possibly would go together. The diagram expresses how the educational aspect of the project plays a major role by having the Teaching Garden and the Classrooms as the heart of the its concept. The Santiago Agriculture facility fosters community gathering by offering services that attend the main public, as well as displaying agriculture as a way of living and learning.
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Master plan The master plan layout was one of the most developed elements of the project. To create an environment where people would like to learn and visit, it’s vital to understand how the public and private play. With that thought, naturally, the layout started to divide itself and create a secondary plaza that offers the cozyness and privacy to the ones that are frequently present. However, it sparks the curiosity of visitors to stay longer. The buildings’ orientations were driven by the prevalent eastern wind, and how the buildings had to face the plazas to offer easy access. Moreover, there’s a main public access and the factory access. With that separation there was a need for a bonding element that gave the opportunity to explore the landscape and the circulation throughout the site.
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Schematic master plan where the two main plazas started to be developed by bringing the buildings together, also narrowing the boundaries of public and private. The blue lines represent vehicle access and black pedestrian.
As the buildings started to take place, the prevalent wind direction and heat gain drove the design towards comfort efficiency. The placement of buildings reflects the circulation flow that naturally started to show.
With the circulation conducted by the transit from the public-like plaza to the private-like one , the asymmetric layout brings life to the project that further brought the ideas for the main shading canopies and landscape for the outdoor spaces.
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facilities The constant challenge was to develop 13 different buildings, spaces and have all of them expressing the big picture. At the Santiago Agriculture and Water Company every building was thought out individually, however integrated into the main design idea The following drawings illustrate how the form and scale changed as one building started to sit next to one another. The most prevalent source of inspiration was the vernacular architecture from Dominican Republic. The spirit is to keep the building simple, bringing the heritage out thought materiality and scale. Yet, this still creates a modern and beautiful project that relates with its user and the rural scenario that surrounds the site.
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Kitchen section and perspective drawing studies. Color pallet, cooling performance, environment comfort and aesthetic.
Roof studies with different shape possibilities . The form had to reflect the site’s concept , as well as still providing enough shading during the hottest periods of the year.
Clinic elevation drawing. Early study of how the offset facade could express the design, invite people inside and centrally frame the entrance.
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FINAL DESIGN Santiago Agriculture and Water Company
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design summary The Santiago Agriculture and Water Company will bring sustainable solutions that addresses the lack of clean water, food sustainability short-comings, the limited access to primary healthcare and education and the absence of technical and vocational job training for the poor and marginalized in the “El Cibao� region of the Dominican Republic.
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This is a social business model using aquaponic-farming methodology, sustainable agricultural biology and household-scale ceramic filtration technology to fund a community vocational/technical training and health care center.
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Here is a place to gather, learn and grow. By providing access for the public this project provides a much needed solution to bring development to Dominican Republic. Education, Health and Sustainability are the key words behind the program and concept that will help families reach safety and stability in their lives.
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clinic The clinic is probably the main building that the users will first see once they get at the Santiago Agriculture and Water Company. For that reason, it has an appealing aesthetic presence and provides great shading over the outdoor waiting area.
CLINIC 540 sqft EXAMINATION ROOM 125 SQFT BATHROOM 52 SQFT RECEPTION 60 SQFT
Equipped with a 3 spacious examination rooms, it will mitigate the health issues that are mostly present in the rural areas of the El Cibao region.
LOBBY 215 SQFT STORAGE 25 SQFT WAITING AREA 320 SQFT
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reception The reception is the most public building. The building’s overhang extends itself way into the public plaza that faces in front of it. At the reception there is a service desk that is right across from the big entrance and will provide information to visitors, staff and students. To the left, the student gallery will host projects developed by the students with boards, nominations and awards. The space lies under the skylight, bringing natural light and reducing energy use.
RECEPTION 790 sqft STUDENT’S GALLERY 114 SQFT
RECEPTION 108 SQFT BATHROOM 54 SQFT
LOBBY 225 SQFT ENTRANCE 200 SQFT
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market The market is a way to create direct income to the project. The best way to foster that is to expose your products at its front. Outside a shading device protects the facade from the direct sunlight but also serves as structure to hold the basket-like displays for fruits and vegetables. Also, the 100sqft area has enough room to display the ceramic water filters.
MARKET 540 sqft CASHIER AREA 85 SQFT PRODUCE ISLES 272 SQFT OUTDOOR DISP Y AREA 135 SQFT
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OFFICE
TOTAL: 1200 sqft OFFICE SPACES 680 SQFT
The office is also one of the most easy access buildings due to its position at the main entrance of the center. The space has 4 offices spaces with a desk and cabinets. At the back, the conference room was attached providing a great meetings space for the administration. In order to reduce the access from the main public, the door’s hidden by a offset wall that moves five feet from the main facade.
CONFERENCE ROOM 315 SQFT
ENTRANCE 116 SQFT
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kitchen KITCHEN TOTAL: 985 sqft
The kitchen has the potential to bring people together through food, and have them enjoying the outdoor space with a scenic view of the teaching garden.
COOKING AREA 683 SQFT STORAGE 113 SQFT COOLER 105 SQFT
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The kitchen has a vital role at the community patio. The Santiago Agriculture Center’s ideas is to provide food security and teach people how to farm and potentially provide food for themselves.
The kitchen have a full-size industrial space that will provide more than enough space for the staff to prepare meals, and educate others on cooking.
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library LIBRARY 400 sqft
The Library will have a seating area for a quick consult, as well as reading stations for longer studies. It’s a humble space for all of the students that need to find a resource to help them study. One of the main issues about agriculture in Dominican Republic is the lack of technical and vocational training. This space will provide the learning environment for those who need it.
READING AREA 300 SQFT BOOK SHELVES 100 SQFT
The library and the storage are two buildings that share a interior wall. On the exterior you see a single facade that formally brings the continuity of those two spaces. The library is the one to the left.
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The storage can be found at the center, across from the community plaza. Most of the items for the library, classrooms, office, reception and market will be kept here. Due to its lack of program, the building doesn’t need many fenestrations. Therefore, the design took advantage of the large front wall in order to place elevated planters. The storage is the one to the right.
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housing unit HOUSING UNIT 750 sqft
The housing units will serve as a permanent or temporary dwelling for the Santiago Agriculture and Water Company staff. Five housing units are found at the far west part of the site. They come in different vivid colors and a patio area with a wooden pergola by its entrance. The unit is equipped with a basic floor plan that tries at its best to foster an open living room and kitchen area. There are no walls between those two spaces, making the room look spacious and welcoming. The same kind of housing units that serves the staff will also host the visitors.
LIVING ROOM 168 SQFT PATIO 168 SQFT KITCHEN 73 SQFT BATHROOM 70 SQFT STORAGE 22 SQFT BEDROOM 168 SQFT
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The classroom has an unique design with a great presence at the site. It’s the only building that can be seen from all spaces. The extended roof provides shading for the classrooms and also creates an interesting gathering space outside.
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The classroom was the first building designed for this project and carries the essence of the buildings that surrounds it. The elegant shape and humble materials elevate this building as one of the icons of this project. The windows are open to east and west harvesting the wind and providing a great view of the crop field that feces towards the entrance steps.
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GREEN HOUSE GREEN HOUSE UNIT 800 sqft AQUAPONICS TANK 185 sqft
The aquaponic system provides fish and nutrients for the seedlings. Crossing close by, there’s a creek that most likely will feed the water system for the irrigation and contribute to the understanding of sustainable water use.
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The green house is an important symbol for the Santiago Agriculture and Water Company. The three green houses units house the seedlings and the aquaponic system.
The shape of the building mimics a single green house structure. That way, the three of them seem connected. Yet, due to agriculture purposes, it’s important to have more than one structure. Different crops will have different needs.
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working shed WORKING SHED 1675 sqft Welding 387 sqft Wood Working 387 sqft
The working shed is the first building that clearly is offset towards the water filter factory. The building will house a welding and wood working program that can possibly be further connect to the factory as the students start testing their skills and manufacturing products. Another reason for its positioning is the acoustical issue. The shed will probably create noise that could be a conflict if close to the community plaza and other facilities around that area. Furthermore, the building directly mimics the classroom shape and architectural essence.
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solar station The solar station is as simple as the design concept can be. Elevated corrugated metal roof over a semi-open mesh that allows the natural ventilation cool the metal down and work as a thermal insulation. The color is still present and shading isn’t as needed since there’s no permanent use of the space.
Solar Station 330 sqft ENERGY MANEGEMENT 330 SQFT
The room accommodates space for the solar batteries and management panel for the solar panels. The Santiago Agriculture and Water Company need a Solar station to store, convert and distribute energy that will be harvest from the 150 solar panels.
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The factory will be the first building built in order to accommodate the production of the720ceramic water sqft filter. About 11 thousand square feet will be devoted to all the process involved from the clay filtration to assembly and distribution. 337 sqft
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community stage In an attempt to foster participation and welcome visitors to the center, the community stage lies under the magnificent circular roof that is at the center of the community plaza. At the stage, public interest activities can happen such as lectures, presentations, shows, talks and more. Having an outdoor space brings the public’s attention because of its scale and because it projects the shade that protects the benches and tables at the plaza
The circular roof breaks with the rectangular shapes that follows most of the buildings and make a statement at the second plaza. Welcoming the public in a covered space is a great strategy to keep people at the facility. The project’s goal is to reach families and their interest about learning and growing at the vocational center. An open and public space allows that to happen.
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RESEARCH
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Evaluation of USAID Strategy to Increase Potable Water Access and Sanitation in Rural Areas Dominican Republic
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