Fond-des Blanc project 3 BIG IDEAS

FOND-DES BLANC  

Awareness of culture and environment is a necessity for good design. I created a simple program, easily replicated; the whole method of construction and technology, in the form of rainwater harvesting, is independent of imported materials and labor. The methods used in construction and technology were designed toward the Haitian people, empowering them by creating employment and stability; and by putting housing back into the hands of the people. 

     3 BIG IDEAS  1. Rainwater Collection:  Water is a necessity for life.   Rainwater collection and storage provides   convenience and stability to the homeowner.   The rainwater collection system relates to  the main circulation of the home.  Where the rainwater converges on the final roof plane,  the metal roofing material changes to concrete, emphasizing the rainwaters final journey to the rain barrel and also expresses the entrance and main circulation in the home.    

2. Hiring local craftsmen and workers empowers the people by providing income to sustain themselves.  It would also be more cost efficient and easier to use local labor and matterials due to the additional expense of transporting supplies over rough inadequate rural roads.   The use of built in furniture creates more open space  in a small area and provides more storage options.  The use of baskets for storage in kitchen and bedrooms and seat cushions for living and dining area are made of local materials by local craftsmen.

 

3. Emphasis on public and private space, including the important cultural relationship of the front porch as "the neighborhood" social gathering place. 

 FINAL PROJECT DESIGN  

  

  

  

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