An Assemblage Toward The "$300 House Open Design Challenge"
The lens:
“[A] challenge not yet addressed . . . is the urban challenge. Slums by their nature are located where land
and space are limited. I suggest that rather than leading with "how do we
build this house" it's better to come up with "how can we create an
affordable means of acquiring property" and only then deciding what that
property looks and acts like.” Realize
to that “subsistence income means that every penny is needed, is spent. It
means you are on the edge at all times. It makes life itself an emergency.” “It
will be unfortunate, if the house were to be designed by those who will never
live in it . . . “ A western strategy has been “reverse innovation
. . . [which] is any innovation . . . adopted
first in the developing world. Increasingly we see companies developing
products in countries like China
and India
and then distribute them globally.” “. .
. [In addition,] consumers in Brazil,
China, India, and Mexico are more likely to purchase
and promote brands that support good causes, outpacing their peers in the West.”
.”
“[So] into this world, we welcome the $300 House. Its success will
depend on the ability to create a market for the idea.” It started with “Vijay's
and Christian's napkin sketch . . . [which] was . . . meant to spur thinking .
. .”
(above: assembled excerpts from the $300 House Challenges)
The Lens.mp3
Above images from Google Image search: favellas.
A tribute: ken Isaacs
Above link & video from Google & Youtube search: Ken Isaacs.
Others:
Above images from Google Image search: huts, tree houses, adobe, subterranean, etc..
Land form:
Above image from Google Image search.Above image from Google Image search: topgraphy grid, land form.
Urban matrix: apply to the land form
“Meanwhile, if formalizing slums is the greatest demographic issue facing the twenty-first century, and cities are going to be the nexus of intervention and change, then delivery of water and sanitation into established urban environments becomes the most important long-term priority for donor and governmental entities seek to help the global south advance.”
Above images from Google Image search & GlobalSecurity.org.
Naturals:
Above images from Google Image search: stones, thatched, sticks.
Found:
Above images from Google Image search: pallets, corrugated, chain link.
New tech:
Above images from Google Image search: shrink wrap, other.
Above video from YouTube search: shrink wrap.
Click below to view video of a study performed at the University of Florida on the strengthening effects of high density (SPF) spray foam. SPF spray foam is widely used for its insulating and air - moisture barrier qualities.
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Cost Estimate:
+ $0: Labor
+ $0: Natural & Found Materials
+ $200: New Tech: 200 SF, high density spray foam $1 per board foot 1"x12"x12" and / or heavy duty shrink wrap @ $1 per square foot
+ $75: posts, concrete, accessories, etc.
+ $25: Equipment (rented or shared among community or extended family)
$300
Footnote: Drop kit shelters / SPF structural strands (work in progress)
na oibri . . .
