Cement Mixer
I am tasks to be in Group 1 today and we are in-charge with the cement mixer and cement mixtures. Since we are doing the thin shell spit coat , the mixture for the forms, the mixture for the bottle grout today, we focused on making these three different mixtures using one one cement mix.
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| putting the spit coat for the thin shell structure |
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| The Cement mix |
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| Cement for spit coat |
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| Partition walls using recycled glass bottles and plastic bottles bonded together using cement mixture |
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| Forms for the wall using recycled bottles of Cola. |
Technology transfer
Apart from working with cement, today was more about technology transfer. The Filipino nationals wanted to focus on how the technology of the windship can be fully adapted by the community. To do this, Maria lead the team into pairing national volunteers with the local volunteers.
We decided to meet at 11:30 everyday.
My team was really good. I was the architect but Ariel, a 21 year old local was better than me in documenting. He was measuring everything and experiencing every move. I am so proud of this person.
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| from Left: Sandy and Ariel document the construction work |
Community Involvement
The involvement in the community is very vital. Quin Cruz, a researcher from Ateneo School of Government, talked about inclusive development. In my understanding, it is much like participatory architecture, where in the community must be involved in the entire process of planning, implementation and operation of the architecture that is being develops.
I am firm believer in this. I believe that it through this that a community who has experience extreme trauma needs this kind of rehabilitation. And with this I am so honoured to have witness such process in action, myself, in this camp.
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| The Barangay Captain with the policemen and women, me and Quin' |
Here is the my drawing of the progress so far.
