PROJECT Affordable Sustainable Housing, Bakondji, Cameroon
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PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 10/1/2016
ARCHITECT RM Sovich Architecture
ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT N/A
OWNER/CLIENT Zoma Build
CONTRACTOR Zoma Build
PHOTOGRAPHER RM SOVICH ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN TEAM Randy Sovich, Fitsum Temelisso, Jojo Duah
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
Housing is sorely needed in the Central African Republic of Cameroon. The government projects the need for 100,000 new dwellings for government employees. This design/build project proposes 240 dwellings and community buildings, creating a village near the city of Bafang, Cameroon. The courtyard is a dominant house form in Cameroon. It is significant for its versatility and utilitarian qualities. The project proposes a 21st century courtyard house with African qualities and indigenous materials, poised to create much needed access to quality housing for the urban poor. This project employs ISSB or Interlocking Soil Stabilized Brick,[Zoma Bricks], soil/cement dry stacked brick manufactured with soil directly taken from the site. Sustainable strategies include, rainwater harvesting-potable uses, Rainwater harvesting-groundwater recharge, natural ventilation, PV solar energy generation, solar hot water, and soil-cement dry stacked brick made with soil from the area.
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IMAGE 1 Affordable Housing in Cameroon_01.pdf_Section Diagram
IMAGE 2 Affordable Housing in Cameroon_02.jp_Street View
IMAGE 3 Affordable Housing in Cameroon_03.jpg_Aerial
IMAGE 4 Affordable Sustainabe Housing in Cameroon_04.jpg_Courtyard
IMAGE 5 Affordable Housing in Cameroon_05.jpg_Single House
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Affordable Sustainable Housing, Bakondji, Cameroon
Category
AIA Maryland > Mixed-Use Development (AIA Maryland)
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