PORTFOLIO M A R T I N A
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URBAN PLANNING LANDSCAPE DESIGN RESTORATION
HYBRID ARCHITECTURE
SKETCHES
INDEX URBAN COURT - RE-QUALIFICATION OF SUBURBAN AREAS
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FENCH - LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR A SUBURBAN ALLEY
4-6 12-17
Cà GRANDA - RESTORATION AND REUTILIZATION PROJECT
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HYBRID BUILDING IN MILAN - HISTORIC MEETS MODERN
24-29 10 - 12
DHARAVI UNIVERSITY & SLUM RE-QUALIFICATION - TRADITION MEETS NEEDS
30-37 13 - 16
RETHINKING EXPo EXPO 2025 2025 - RESpONSIVE RESPONSIVE BUILDING CHARRETTE - TORONTO CA RETHInKInG BUILDING CHARETTE - TORONTO CA
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HYATT HoTEL, DRAWINGS HYATT HOTEL, VTB VTB AREnA ARENA PARK PARK AREA, AREA, MoSCoW MOSCOW RU CA-- EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE DRAWINGS BMS pROGETTI,MILAN ITALY BMS PROGETTI, MILAN ITALY
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KIULU FARM STAY: ‘THE FIG TREE’ - DESIGN AND BUILD ECOLODGE ARKITREK, KOTAKINABALU BORNEO, PERSONAL SKETCHES ANDMALAYSIA SCULPTURES ALL HAndS VoLUnTEERS - DISASTER RELIEf NON-pROfIT ORGANIzATION - pROGRAM COORDINATOR pROJECT LEYTE, TACLOBAN, pHILIppINES
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URBAN PLANNING URBAN COURT - RE-QUALIFICATION OF SUBURBAN AREAS POLITECNICO, MILAN - ITALY AY 2012 - 2013 6
BRIANZA AREA
ITALY
BRIANZA AREA
PROJECT AREA
“Urban Court� is a project based on the re-organization of an urban void in Brianza, Italy. Our intention is to develop a park that connects the 4 marginal urban centers without disregarding per-existing activities and farm land. Therefore, the goal is to develop 4 centers surrounding the existing farms in order to offer a variety of work and leisure activities to meet local needs. In this way, what used to be the urban void is now a walkable connection for the 4 small cities with path ways to connect and hard surface platforms to perform leisure activities.
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PROJECT PLAN 8
URBAN VOID
EXISTING FARM LAND
4 MAIN PROJECT CORES
PARK AS A CONNECTING ELEMENT
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PARK TO PROMOTE WALKABILITY AND AS A UNIFYING ELEMENT
CONNECTION WITH EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
4 MAIN PROJECT CORES
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1. Permeable and hard surface
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2. Outdoor activities and amenities FARM LAND VEGETABLE GARDENS HARD SURFACE FARM/RESTAURANT AREA Section
3. Farms and related activities
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN FENCH - LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR A SUBURBAN ALLEY
CANADA CANADA
MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL CANADA EXCHANGE - SEPTEMBER 2014 - DECEMBER 2014
MONTREAL MONTREAL
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FROM THE EXISTENCE TO A NEW RE-BIRTH
SITE ANALYSIS
Metropolitan scale
Quarter scale
Neighborhood scale
Block scale
PROJECT APPROACH
POSITIVE ASPECTS
RESOURCES
Our Design aims to change negative aspects of the alley by giving them a new use and by linking private and the public spaces, in order to create a unified environment. The major aspect to keep under consideration is obviously privacy, our intention is not to invade or eliminate the fences, but change them, designing them in such a way that they can serve its purpose of dividing while con-temporarily unifying the community by providing sitting areas and giving character to the alley. We designed a structure, that runs along the entire alley offering sitting areas on both sides and creating focal points in designated area, evolving in a flexible way so that it can be used in different ways by different users.
NEGATIVE ASPECTS
PEOPLES NEEDS
MAIN FEATURES Serve the community
NON INVASIVE CHANGE
Providing walkability
Connecting resources Space Flexibility
Respect private domain
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BEFORE
AFTER - view 1
ALLEY ANALYSIS
Vegetation character
PROBLEM - Fences
Lane way infrastructure
SOLUTION - Changing the problem
Multi-functional area view 1
ALLEY SECTION 14
Private domain inventory
PROJECT : FENCE - BENCH
PROGRAM:
PROBLEM :
SOLUTION :
Fences as a dividing element, in fact the alley is a left over space
Change the existing division into a connection
RESIDENTS REQUESTS AND CONCERNS
FENCH
-Respect of private space -Non invasive intervention -Maintenance?
A Fence to respect private domain A Bench to connect public and private space
FENCH DETAILS
Type 1
fence and bench
Community, Church activities
Residents meeting place
Eating Area and food market
Type 2
bench on wall
Day care exhibition area
Crop growing Permeable surface
Type 1
Type 2
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Key plan
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Sketch 1
Plan 1
3D REPRESENTATION
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ENVISIONED USES
View 6 Winter view Jean Talon street
View 7 Fall view Inside the alley
View 8 Spring view Inside a backyard
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RESTORATION Cà GRANDA - RESTORATION AND REUTILIZATION PROJECT POLITECNICO OF MILANO, ITALY AY 2012 - 2013
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Transformation - Ca’ Granda historic hospital to University of Milan
“Architectural conservation is the process through which the historical, the material and design integrity of built heritage are prolonged through carefully planned interventions.”
In order to plan the right intervention, it is necessary to have a good knowledge of the building and all of its transformation through the years. The historic report includes library and archive research as well as image and map reading. The topographic report is another fundamental set of informations. In fact measuring the artifact in the right way is very important, we have experimented many different tools and methods in order to have a correct drawing. After drawing plans and elevation, we started mapping the different materials and evaluated its integrity. A reutilization project gives a new life to the built heritage, creating a pleasant environment for university students and transforming the space offering more opportunities.
Ca’ GRANDA UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO MILAN HISTORIC CENTER
MILAN ITALY
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Plan
TOPOGRAPHIC REPORT
Direct and Indirect measurement methods
Trilateral method 3
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Trilateral example plan
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Leveling measurement method
Leveling method example plan
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Internal Elevation
MATERIAL INTEGRITY AND CLASSIFICATION
Elevation
Internal Elevation
Plan Materials Vault Materials Vault Integrity
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REUTILIZATION PROJECT - PROMOTING GREEN SPACES AND A GREEN LIFESTYLE The idea is to create a non invasive project, both visually and physically, in order to preserve the building’s integrity. The project is designed to be connected to Expo 2015 and other events. The design involves different University courts and develops as a green neighborhood project. The idea of having smaller vases creating the big structure is linked to the concept of green lifestyle. Small Expo vases are going to be sold during the event order to implement and promote a change in everyday lifestyle, starting off with small vegetable gardens on every city balcony.
COURTS DIVERSE THEMES
Expo Structure - kitchen species Vegetables Fruit plants Information Court
EXPO MILANO 2015
ENERGY FOR LIFE
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FEEDING THE PLANET
LOCAL BOTANIC GARDEN
EXHIBITION AREAS
SELF BUILT PATHS AND VASES
Expo Structure - plan
RESTING WALKING ENJOYING GREEN
SELL AND START OVER
PROMOTING GREEN SPACES AND LIFESTYLE
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PROJECT PROJECT MILAN MILAN HISTORIC HISTORIC CENTER CENTER
MILAN MILAN
HYBRID ARCHITECTURE HYBRID BUILDING IN MILAN - HISTORIC MEETS MODERN POLITECNICO OF MILANO, ITALY AY 2012-2013
ITALY ITALY
SURROUNDING WALLS, OPENING THE VOLUME
OPENING THE COURT TOWARDS AN EXISTING PARK
EVOLUTION OF THE TYPICAL 1800 ITALIAN COURT
PROJECT EVOLUTION TO PROMOTE WALKABILITY
This project is designed in the historic center of Milan, Italy. In order to respect norms and requirements the design started from an evolution of the typical Italian court building. We also decided to keep and restore part of the existing building on the site. This Hybrid building is designed to keep commercial and public spaces within the bottom floors, offering a big thermal space on the middle floors, and residential areas on the upper floors, in order to respect privacy in the top floors and create a direct connection to the city in the bottom floors, The spa has a round path, its volume creates a smaller court inside the building, dividing the existing space and offering different resting areas. The residential areas are organized as duplex type and single floor apartments,offering different plans and views. Soho modules (Small Office Home Office) are organized on the south-eastern side of the building and are developed on 4 floors, keeping the offices on the bottom floors and the residential areas over it.
Ground Floor
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Sketch viewview spaspa Sketch
HYBRID BUILDING food court commercial zone commercial storage area spa commercial spa zone spa offices offices residential garage/technical zone
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Sketch view apartment 132 m2
Sketch view apartment 105 m2
4th floor plan - Residential
Office + Home Ground floor
56 m2
1 floor
132 m2
2 floor
3 floor
4 floor
110 m2
5 floor
105 m2
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ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS
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1 2 South - East 3
1 STRUCTURAL PLAN - Residential floors
Structural slab detail 28
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a. Foundation
b. Balcony slab
CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
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a c. Slab and stairs
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PROJECT
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HYBRID ARCHITECTURE DHARAVI UNIVERSITY & SLUM RE-QUALIFICATION - TRADITION MEETS NEEDS POLITECNICO OF MILANO, ITALY FEBRUARY 2014 - JULY 2014 30
DHARAVI SLUM
MUMBAI
MUMBAI
INDIA
Dharavi University is a project designed after the re-qualification of the Slum of Dharavi, Mumbai. The project was developed with a general master plan, that involved a new infrastructure, as well as the re-construction of part of the slum. The new overhead train connects the two existing national railways stops creating a new linear center. The University represents an extension of the linear center and is also a walkable connection for Dharavi to the sea. The commercial ground floor is composed by typical two floor model house (workspace and shop), giving continuity to the reconstruction and the existing Dharavi urban pattern.
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BEFORE
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AFTER
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STRATEGY
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Construction density
Population density
map of the existing buildings
New Infrastructures
Connecting train stops
New Linear Center
Smaller cartier centers
Connecting with green
Future expansion of the linear center
INTERVENTION New existing buildings to keep Brick houses to restore University Project Area
Slum - houses to be re-constructed
Transit Camp reconstruction plan
Transit Camp slum, demolished and reconstructed in order to host families while reconstructing other slum areas. The aim is to increase density by adding one or two floors to the houses and creating walkable path on the first floor, connecting the ground floor (commercial) and the first floor (workspace). Sewage Intervention and canals are fundamental to prevent flooding during the monsoon season.
Sketch New Transit Camp
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DHARAVI UNIVERSITY
CONNECTIVITY Central hall Vertical Connections Horizontal 1st floor connections Horizontal 2nd floor connections Horizontal 2nd floor connections Station and railway overpass
1 High line Sketches
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High line - site plan South Elevation
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HYBRID BUILDING - PLAN Class rooms Library Offices
Ground floor
Auditorium Exhibition Spaces
1st floor plan
Dharavi Houses Food court
PERMEABILITY
2nd floor plan
Public spaces University spaces
3rd floor plan
Ground floor plan
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1 A A C
Section AA - University hall
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Section BB - University main Dharavi entrance
Section CC - Public open plaza South Elevation - 1 - Public path and Ramp treated with white plaster, Auditorium side facade treated with bricks and glass
South Elevation - 2 - Auditorium facade treated as a brick pocket, self constructed housing under the brick construction
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Window detail
Architectural plan
Structural plan
Slab detail Beam connection
Brick facade
Construction detail
Foundation Detail
Structural Detail
Foundation structure
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COMMUNITY NEEDS
RESOURCES
RESPONSIVE
WORKSHOP
FUTURE NEEDS AND USES
2025
EXPO SYNER G
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RETHINKING EXPO 2025 - RESPONSIVE BUILDING CHARRETTE GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE TORONTO, CANADA FEBRUARY 2014
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EVOLVING READAPTING A group of 10 students from all around the world and from different studies worked for three days on a new concept for Expo 2025.
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RECYCL ING READAP TING
We believe that World Expo is already a significant opportunity, but it could also be an opportunity for the future, once Expo event is finished. We have researched and shared ideas in what could be improved and what went wrong with previous Expo project. Thus, we developed the idea that Expo 2025 should not only show innovation, but it also has to be a response to local needs as much as being a catalyst to improve the region. Responsive design means a design adaptable in time and that responds to the challenges of the future. The new concept for Expo is to recycle what is on site, creating a sustainable environment for the event and, once the event is over be part of the local community. In what way? We imagine an adaptation through time of the different pavilions offering work spaces, commercial areas and leisure spaces. Moreover, according to statistics, people spend money buying materials to renovate their houses every 20 years. In order to involve Expo 2025 and making the adaptation of the pavilions possible, the community is going to recycle site materials. Every country will be called to show their innovations, both inside the pavilion and in their construction systems and creativity. In fact, the new adaptation concept through time and recycling, starts with giving a kit of materials to every country. These materials will be recycled by the community to restore their houses while re-adapting the site.
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YEAR 2015
Train connection between Toronto and Airport using existing train rails
YEAR 2020
Train connection between Brampton and Mississagua
using new train rails in order to connect to the
Expo Site
CONNECTION TO THE SITE
YEAR 2025 Train connection between missing stops,creating a
connecting loop, using new train rails
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DEMOLITION OF WAREHOUSES EXCAVATING THE SITES CANADIAN CENTRAL PAVILION Material recycled from the site, to make rammed earth Sire-wall, an innovative material made out of soil, sand and a small part of concrete.
KIT
HISTORICAL APPROACH
OTHER COUNTRIES PAVILION
Native Tepees
local materials
local skills
Material recycled from the warehouses are part of the expo-kit.
REINTERPRETATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
KIT
KIT
Pavilions
local materials
countries skills
sustainable materials site recycled material
KIT
Materials that can be recycled by locals after Expo 2025
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STRATEGY
2014
2015
2015
Existing road division
Underground traffic tunnels
Starting to build new railway
Mavis Rd. Britania Rd.
Section - Canadian Central Pavilion and underground traffic tunnels
HISTORICAL APPROACH
land flexibility
farmland division
existing road division
REINTERPRETATION TOWARDS A PERMEABLE AND FARM LAND
continuous space
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modern farm land
2025
maintaining existing division
2015
2020
2024
Permeable and puzzle type floor
Commercial and local services
Central canadian pavilion
2025
2030
2100
Expo 2025 “Synergy�- Pavilions
Kit Materials Recycled by locals, adaptation of remaining pavilions
Future adaptation of materials and site buildings
Central Canadian Pavilion
Commercial, offices, food courts with walkable and farm land connections on the roofs, connecting existing pedestrian crossing directly to the Central Canadian pavilion.
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WORK EXPERIENCE HYATT HOTEL, VTB ARENA PARK AREA, MOSCOW - EXECUTIVE DRAWINGS BMS PROGETTI, ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING, MILAN - ITALY MARCH 2014 - MAY 2014
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I have been working on the executive final drawings of a major real estate project under construction in Moscow, the Vtb Arena park Residential area. I was headed from the company engineer, Stefano Rocca and with a group of 9 people we were responsible of the executive final drawings of the Hyatt Hotel building (B1) and the underground floors that connect all the 5 buildings. I have dealt with practical issues, related to the organization, management and control of the drawings, with regard to the formal aspects, its content and according to the Bms quality system. I also had a chance to learn and work on the fire prevention strategy, in relation to the Russian norms and have acquired a large number of information and tools that will allow me to approach a project differently and more consciously.
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EXECUTIVE PLAN
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FIRE PREVENTION STRATEGY
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KIULU FARM STAY: ‘THE FIG TREE’ - DESIGN AND BUILD ECOLODGE ARKITREK, KOTAKINABALU BORNEO, MALAYSIA JULY 2015- AUGUST 2015
Client: Borneo Eco Tours Building Objectives 1. To provide a low-impact, affordable construction alternative to the modern concrete houses that have diluted the traditions of rural Sabah. 2. To build local pride in vernacular and cultural knowledge providing secure employment for both genders, strengthening the communities’ resilience to city migration.
Arkitrek; a social enterprise with the objective of conserving nature through design and education, collaborated with local builders and a team of 11 international architecture students to design and build a building that hopes to act as a catalyst for the joint venture between the three villages in the valley and Borneo Eco Tours to create a community-owned tourist destination named Kiulu Farm stay to diversify community income and improve the livelihood of the local farmers. The experimental 2-bedroom, 1-shower-room Eco-lodge combines traditional and modern construction techniques harnessing the skills of the indigenous people and international design teams passion for modern vernacular. Locally harvested and treated bamboo was used entirely for the primary and secondary structure above floor level, minimizing the need for plantation and forest timber that may come from unsustainable sources.
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LOCAL RESOURCES
LOCALLy SOURCED MATERiAL BAMBOO used entirely for the primary and secondary structure above floor level, minimizes the need for plantation and forest timber that may come from unsustainable sources
LOCALS BUiLDERS TRADiTiOnAL KnOWLEDgE COLLABORATiOn between Arkitrek team and local builders developed construction of a sacrificial bamboo frame cast into a permanent biocrete wall
WASTE PRODUCT USED AS A RESOURCE RiCE HUSKS waste from the village rice mill, used for biocrete: replacing the aggregate with this more readily available organic waste
innOVATiOn AnD SUSTAinABiLiTy
SUSTAinABLE BiO-CRETE FORMWORK using silou (traditionally split bamboo) in a pioneering way to protect the biocrete in symbiosis with a timber ‘skeleton’ provides more sustainable alternative to plywood or cement board formwork. Biocrete takes 6 months to fully cure, while the lime in the biocrete works to protect the silou bamboo which starts to get eaten by wood borers after 3-6 months. This method of construction has never been tried before making the building inherently experimental.
BiO-CRETE (lime: fibre composite) walls possess hygroscopic and insulative properties, passively cooling the shower-room and bedrooms by evaporative cooling. This removes the need for energy intensive air conditioning. BiO-CRETE FLOOR SLAB with cast-in drainage is used for the shower-room and water tank platform.
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nATURAL VEnTiLATiOn Roof vent design encourages natural air movement through the building’s social space while allowing natural light to enter the center of the plan. SOLAR COnTROL 1 meter roof overhang and biocrete walls on both the eastern and western elevations prevents morning and evening glare, and subsequent heating of internal spaces. WATER MAnAgEMEnT Leachfield prevents septic tank effluent running directly into the river, whilst also creating a nutrient rich landscape for the adjacent rice paddy nursery.
A. OPEn SPACE B. ROOFing OVER OPEn SPACE C. KiTCHEn D. BATHROOM SinK E. STEP DETAiL
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COnSTRUCTiOn PiCTURES AnD TEAM
WORKSHOPS Bio-crete Workshop, 30th June 2015: MiX-RATiO TEST: The team tested 4 different ratio mixes of bio-crete - lime, sand and fibre (rice husk) and compared them after 6 weeks for preferred appearance and texture. Bamboo Weaving Workshop, 2nd July 2015 LOCAL CRAFT: The team observed a local master bamboo weaver and developed their skills using the parang (local knife) to cut, shape and weave the bamboo. Bamboo Construction Workshop 30th July 2015 innOVATiOn: The Arkitrek team and local builders learnt bamboo construction techniques from the craftsmen of Camp Lemaing and began to develop the unprecedented bamboo and bio-crete wall system and formwork. Model-Making with Local Builders and Lemaing Craftsmen, 29th July 2015 DESign DEVELOPMEnT: The international Arkitrek and local team built a 1:50 scale model, allowing for exchange of ideas and expertise. Bamboo Workshop 30th July 2015 KnOWLEDgE + innOVATiOn: Learning bamboo construction from the skilled Lemaing craftsman. EXCHAngE OF iDEAS: 1:50 physical model enabled team to discuss ideas with the local builders and craftsmen, exchanging western and local design values. Bamboo-Planter Workshop with School Children, 19th August 2015 SUSTAinABLE VALUES: The team invited the school children to help install bamboo-planters, encouraging the children to think about use of bamboo as a sustainable material.
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ALL HAndS VoLUnTEERS - DISASTER RELIEf NON-pROfIT ORGANIzATION - VoLUnTEER And SITE LEAdER pROJECT LEYTE, TACLOBAN, pHILIppINES MARCH 2015 - JUNE 2015
AHV identifies the gaps in relief efforts with a focus on underserved populations and the implementation capacity of partner organizations. I started off as a Volunteer, helping out the Architects on Porject and the Design coordinators. We did consultation with local communities and government authorities, active participation in coordination mechanisms.
83 - C CORE HOMES 42 pERMANENT TYpHOON RESILIENT HOME FOUNDATION DESIGN: Grade beamTie Beam Solves differental settlement Less rebar, stronger against up lift forces, Shorter construction time and cheaper. GROUNDWORK MANUAL: Step by step descripion of how to Set up a site layout Grade Beam foundations construction Septic Tank and leachfield construction SITE LEADER Responsible of deconstruction of unhealthy homes, responsible for volunteers on site and ground work construction, tools and safety
WEAVED BAMBOO
COCO LUMBER
FILLING MATERIAL BRAKES AND LETS THE WIND FORCE IN
SOLID MATERIAL ACTS AS ONLY SURFACE HIT BY WIND
SEPARATE FOOTING
GRADE BEAM TIE BEAM
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ALL HAndS VoLUnTEERS - DISASTER RELIEf NON-pROfIT ORGANIzATION - VoLUnTEER And TRAInInG pROJECT LEYTE, TACLOBAN, pHILIppINES SEpTEMBER 2015
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3 MAGALLANES BARANGAY IMpROvEMENT pORJECT 1. Barangay Hall 2. Chapel 3. Sitting area 4. One of the Teams in front of the chapel construction site Volunteer on the Chapel Construction Site and Training and Covering the Program Coordinator for 4 simultaneous construction sites:Chapel,Barangay Hall, Learning Center, Pathway and playground.
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ALL HAndS VoLUnTEERS - DISASTER RELIEf NON-pROfIT ORGANIzATION - pRoGRAM cooRdInAToR pROJECT LEYTE, TACLOBAN, pHILIppINES OCTOBER 2015 - fEBRUARY 2016
SCHCOOL ASSESSMENTS AND COORDINATION Of CAMANSIHAY ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM BUILDING The program’s goal was to build a Single Classroom in a community that suffers from the impact of Typhoon yolanda. AHV in collaboration with the Department of Education assessed 40+ schools during the first phase and build a classroom that showcased the hard work of its volunteers, local workers and staff over the 12 week build period. With attentuntion to reuse materials the team met the goal to construct the classroom under its $22,000 budget adding a bathroom, a complete water management system and landscaping.
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RESPOnSiBiLiTiES
WORK SCHEDULing: COORDinATiOn WiTH PROgRAM MAnAgER, FiELD MAnAgER, AnD VOLUnTEER COORDinATOR TO SCHEDULE DAiLy WORK TASKS, AnD EnCOURAging iMPROVED inTEgRATiOn BETWEEn VOLUnTEERS AnD LOCAL WORKFORCE AnD PROViDing VOLUnTEERS WiTH A VARiETy OF PRODUCTiVE EngAging WORK OPPORTUniTiES.
PROViDing On-SiTE TECHniCAL SUPPORT: TO TEAM LEADERS, VOLUnTEERS AnD LOCAL STAFF, MOniTORing WORK FLOW AnD STAging AnD ADViSE On iMPROVEMEnTS OR CORRECTiOnS WHERE nEEDED AnD REPORTing TOOLS AnD MATERiALS nEEDS TO PROgRAM MAnAgER AnD CHECKing qUALiTy OF DELiVERED MATERiALS AS nEEDED.
qUALiTy COnTROL: SUPPORTing THE STAnDARDizATiOn OF BUiLDing METHODS TO PROViDE A HigH qUALiTy, SAFE PRODUCT, AnD TO iMPROVE BUiLD COST AnD EFFiCiEnCy, MAinTAing HigH STAnDARDS
PROgRAM MAnAgEMEnT: PROViDES FEEDBACK On PROgRAM-LEVEL DiRECTiOn TO MAinTAin PROgRAM inTEgRiTy AnD DEVELOP ADDiTiOnAL PROgRAM VALUE.
HUMAn RESOURCE MAnAgEMEnT: MAinTAining A HAPPy, HEALTHy, OPEn AnD PRODUCTiVE WORKing EnViROnMEnT, EnCOURAging SKiLLS DEVELOPMEnT AnD CAPACiTy BUiLDing OF WORKFORCE, RECORDing DAiLy WORK PROgRESS AnD REPORTS TO PROgRAM MAnAgER.
DESign CHAngES AnD APPROVALS: MiniMAL CHAngES TO COnSTRUCTiOn METHODS AnD SPECiF SizES OF MATERiALS, DUE TO iMPOSSiBiLiTy TO PURCHASE THEM in THE AREA. WATER MAnAgEMEnT DESign, DRAWingS FOR PLUMBing SySTEM, in COnnECTiOn WiTH A SEPTiC TAnK AnD LEACH FiELD SySTEM DiSTRiBUTED FROM 3 PiPES, 31 METER LOng. On SiTE COnSTRUCTiOn TECHniCAL SUPPORT. APPROVAL THROUgH DEPARTMEnT OF EDUCATiOn, CiTy PLAnning AnD CiTy EnginEER.
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ASSESSMEnTS ASSESSMEnTS
conSTRUcTIon ConSTRUCTIon MATERIAL RE-USE Purlin offcuts used to fix the SLiDE stairs Rebar offcuts used to build a railing for the slide Roof angle bar offcut used for the see saw structure Rope and tires used for the swing Second hand wood used for scaffolding, reused to build planters
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To Whom it may Concern:
I am please to write this recommendation on behalf of Martina Manna. Ms. Manna first worked with All Hands Volunteers, Philippines, Inc. as a volunteer nd in 2 March 2015.
Upon her arrival, she immediately began supporting our 83-C Core Home Program in which permanent, typhoon-resilient, in-situe homes were constructed for those affected by Typhoon Yolanda ravaged the area. Through her construction and architecture knowledge, Ms. Manna redesigned the foundations of our Core Homes to support their typhoonresiliency, creating a safe environment for over 40 families in the event of another disaster.
Ms. Manna returned to Project Leyte again in September of 2015. She was immediately hired as a Program Coordinator for an Elementary School build in a relocation site built for families living in the No Build Zone of Tacloban. The school will furthur be used as an evacuation center for the community during the next disaster. During Ms. Manna’s time as Program Coordintor her leadership skills, construction and architecture knowledge, and problem solving abilities were vital to the program’s success. She oversaw up to 20 volunteers and over 10 local tradesmen a day, while also verifying the structural integrity of the build, and ensuring proper health and safety techniques.
It is therefore, I offer my recommendation of Martina without hesitation or reservation. If any further information is needed, or any questions arise, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Kindly,
Katrina Troy Project Director All Hands Volunteers, Philippines, Inc. 09151839108 Katrina.T@hands.org
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fOR YOUR “Building THANK art is a YOU synthesis of life TIME in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat not a splintered way of thinking, but all in harmony together.�
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
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