Nakuru Project Orkidstudio

2014-12-08 01:00

架构师提供的文本描述。在肯尼亚纳库鲁迅速发展的农业郊区，人道主义设计组织OrKidstudio与来自一个小型Kikuyu社区的不同群体合作，最近建成了一个新家，为当地处境不利和被遗弃的儿童提供住房。这个新家对典型的非洲孤儿院的类型提出了挑战，即孩子们成群地睡在大宿舍里。新家限制每个房间只有四个孩子，提供充足的空间和自然光线，其特点是有一系列不同的社交空间，从开放的公共区域到安静的角落和裂缝，提供学习、阅读或简单放松的空间。

Text description provided by the architects. Built with a diverse group from a small Kikuyu community in the rapidly developing agricultural outskirts of Nakuru, Kenya, humanitarian design organization, Orkidstudio, have recently completed a new home which will house local disadvantaged and abandoned children. Challenging the typology of the typical African orphanage where children sleep en mass in large dormitories, the new home limits each room to just four children providing ample space and natural light, and is characterised by a range of different social spaces from open communal areas to quiet nooks and crannies offering space to study, read or simply relax.

 © Odysseas Mourtzouchos

(奥德海-莫茨乔斯)

奥基德工作室的重点是造福世界各地的儿童和社区，它在运作时相信，设计和建造过程可以成为通过在现场分享技能和知识来影响社会变革和增强人们权能的有力工具。

Orkidstudio, whose focus is to benefit children and communities worldwide, operate with the belief that the process of design and construction can be a powerful tool for affecting social change and empowering people through the sharing of skills and knowledge on site.

当地到处都是石头和混凝土房屋，其中许多房屋通常是残缺不全的，因为它们的所有者很难为完成每一阶段的材料提供资金。作为回应，被称为圣杰罗姆中心的新家是用土包建造的，利用地基、卫生设施和雨水储存挖掘产生的大量土壤。当地土壤的黏土含量约为20%，它被装在日常的谷物袋中，像特大号砖块一样铺设，形成深而耐用的墙壁，有效地吸收太阳的热量，帮助调节凉爽的夜晚的温度。

The local area is widely populated with stone and concrete houses, many of which are typically left incomplete as their owners struggle to fund the materials to complete each phase. In response, the new home, known as the St Jerome’s Centre, is made from earthbags, utilizing the large quantities of soil generated from foundation, sanitation and rainwater storage excavation. The local soil, which has around 20% clay content, is packed into everyday grain bags and laid like oversized bricks to create deep, durable walls which also effectively absorb heat from the sun, helping regulate temperatures during the cooler nights.

 © Odysseas Mourtzouchos

(奥德海-莫茨乔斯)

在短短8周的时间内完工，在代表英国各地学校的一小群建筑系学生的帮助下，每天有多达70人在现场工作，其中包括当地女性，她们与男性同行一起工作，获得同等报酬，这为该地区的就业开创了一个罕见的先例。该小组中的许多人，不论男女，都被要求与该项目直接联系，包括几个委员会，以建造更多的土袋住房，并帮助将这些技能传授给其他人。

Completed in just eight weeks and with added help from a small group of architecture students representing schools across the UK, there were as many as seventy people on site each day, including local women who worked alongside their male counterparts for an equal wage, setting a rare precedent for employment in the area. Many of the team, men and women, have since been approached for work in direct connection with the project, including a couple of commissions to build more earthbag homes and help pass on these skills to others.

 © Odysseas Mourtzouchos

(奥德海-莫茨乔斯)

新家还以木料包层为特色，由木柱芯制成，是单板加工的副产品，也是一种经常被当作废物丢弃的材料。此外，雨水收集系统和社区综合水龙头提供了一个独特的清洁自来水来源。

The new home also features a timber cladding made from pillar cores, a by-product of veneer processing and a material which is often discarded as waste. Additionally, a rainwater harvesting system and integrated community tap provide a unique source of clean running water.

 Ground Floor Plan

“Nakuru一直是一个了不起的项目参与，我们很高兴支持这样一个鼓舞人心和权宜之计的建设。奥基德工作室的团队不仅为这一地区最需要它的人创造和建造了一个新家，而且还帮助促进了相关工人的技能创造和经济发展。我们期待着与该小组合作，在今后进行类似的雄心勃勃的项目。“

“Nakuru has been a fantastic project to be involved with, and we are delighted to support such an inspiring and expedient build. The team at Orkidstudio have not just created and built a new home for those that need it most in the area, but also helped stimulate skills creation and economic development for the workers involved. We look forward to working with the team on similarly ambitious projects in the future.”