arch416 class05
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What’s so great
about the soddy?
PROS:
• ecofriendly to build (relatively low embodied energy)
• ecofriendly to maintain (so well-insulated that very little fuel is required)
• quick to construct (minimal labor time; possible DIY)
CONS
• dirty (if it does not have a proper roof); (walls can be plastered, you can have a proper floor)
• leaky (again, roof dependent)
• dark ( due to thick insulating walls and low profile)
all buildings, even the most
humble, represent a set of
solutions
you can learn from bad
solutions as easily as from
good ones
SOURCE FOR PREVIOUS GRAPHICS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/15/five-
facts-about-household-debt-in-the-united-states/
section showing how passive ventilation system operates; system achieves
12 complete air exchanges every 60 mins.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
1 Ambulatory
2 Pharmacy
3 Lab
4 Pediatrics Ward
5 Conference Room
6 Staff Training
7 Women’s Ward
Photo taken during construction process. The decision was made to
employ local people and train them at the job site to increase the impact
of the investment in the area.
how did this project come to be?
THROUGH A QUESTION FROM AN ARCH STUDENT !
Paul Farmer, Partners in Health, NGO founded 1987
builds hospitals in undeserved areas of poor/conflict-
ridden countries: e.g., Haiti and Rwanda
Michael Murphy (the student, at the time) “It was kind of
an ’aha’ moment. Here’s this internationally recognized
nongovernmental organization doing massive
infrastructure work. They could snap their fingers and get
any architect to work for them for free, and they don’t see
the need for professional architectural services.”
Michael Murphy and Alan Ricks founded MASS Design Group as a nonprofit firm after responding to a call from Partners in Health.
Butaro Hospital, Burera District, Rwanda
Cost $4.4 million
Completion date January 2011
Annual purchased energy use Energy use was notmodeled, but is expected to be very low, as the hospitalhas no mechanical system
Program 155 beds, 2 operating rooms, lab, delivery,maternity, ER with 4 trauma bays, 10 isolation rooms,referral rooms, x-ray, mental health clinic