Integral tropical camps for coffe plantation´s workers in ¨Las Peñitas¨, Jinotega, Nicaragua.

Integral tropical camps for Coffee Plantation's Workers in “Las Peñitas”, Jinotega, Nicaragua The Project is the design of tropical housing and service facilities for hired laborers of Coffee Plantations in Nicaragua.

Coffee culture is one of the most important economical activities in the world.

The economy of 1.25 billion people depends on coffee, wish is produced in almost 80 developing countries in an area of over 10 million ha. This is why the project could be reproduced all over the tropical plantations around the globe, including other kind of crops.

Coffee harvest period goes from October to January, and every year thousands of families migrate to the plantations to be temporary employed. As part of international and national laws, the owners of the plantation must provide the employees with housing and feeding. Unfortunately, the current estate of the houses and basic services is deplorable and does not ensure decency, privacy or security.

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The site (Camp) Coffee Plantation Plantation infraestructure Rain Forest 180 000000 qq in 2010´s world production= 18 000 000 (hired labors/ users). is the second commodity after oil.

1900 000 qq in 2010´s national production= 190 000 (hired labors/ users). is the first commodity in the country.

700 qq in 2010 ¨Las peñitas¨´s production= 70 (hired labors/ users).

Dignified job is to have the oportunity of having a productive work and generate a fair income, to have job security for families

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Acording to the Fair Trade Labelling Organization if the company provides the workers with housing, the conditions and the infrastructure of the house must be such as to ensure decency, privacy and s e c u r i t y. T h e a n n u a l investment in housing improvement should be at least the equivalent of what would have been paid if workers lived off-site, i.e. for housing and transport allowances.

Workers who do not receive housing should be compensated otherwise.

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CHILDREN AT SCHOOL... NOT AT WORK Many low income families in Nicaragua rely on their children work in order to survive. Coffee harvesting is one of the bigger contributors to the most dangerous children labor.

Harvest seasson takes place at the time schools end sessions. According to non government organizations, Coffee plantations employ about 65,000 children every year. The project intends to keep children in school during Harvest.

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Decency for the laborers implies Hygienic and healthy ( d r y, a c c e s s t o daylight, ventilation) conditions.

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Since sanitary facilities are shared, an acceptable number of users per toilet and shower are defined.

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The basic services reduce the risk to the health and safety of the workers.

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The sanitary instalations are located at proper distance from the housing facilities lower floor 0 1

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RAINWATER COLLECTOR 1 2

Rainwater collecting tank Rainwater collecting tank GREYWATER TREATMENT

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Wastewater tank Solids setting tank Last filter: Vegetables production orchard Reuse storage tank

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2 COMPOSTING TOILTET

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1 HEATING All the cabins are equiped by one or more coffee husks stoves in the indoor of its structure, this fact open the posibility of heating of all the enviroment in the inside.

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Waterless toilete Composting chamber Ventilation pipe Leachate drainage Chamber access door COFFEE HUSKS STOVE

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This location was chosen because of the cold weather of the zone.

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Common brick Heat-resistant brick Grill 3 inches pipe Coffee husks Heat-resistan concrete

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TECHNIQUES APPLIED

PRODUCERS CATEGORY URBAN DOSAGE DESIGN CRITERIALS MATERIALS

SMALL PRODUCERS X1

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10

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100qq-

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11

+1

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31

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10

MEDIUM PRODUCERS X1

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32

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4

+2

+1

+1 -

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62

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X2

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64

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8

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+1

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30

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X3

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700qq-

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94

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16

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198

MEDIUM/ LARGEPRODUCERS -

30

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31

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771

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X3

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1000qq-

LARGE PRODUCERS 70

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X7

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+1000qq-

Sloped roofs are built with Metalic sheets of easy access, low cost and fast instalation.

Main structure is built with wood certified by FSC that helps reforest the Nicaraguan Caribbean region.

Walls are built with bamboo (Guadua type) that's grown in the plantation.

Natural stone is used for the wet areas. The stone is extracted by local artisans, has low costs and is particular of the local architecture.

Stilts are made of concrete in order to protect the wooden structure from wet and make it easy to access solid ground