Up! Up! And away…

March 9th at 9pm I will fly out and the mission will begin. As a case study for finishing my diploma at FAUP (Porto Architectural School), I've decided to volunteer and join A4A (Architects for Aid) in one of their humanitarian architecture projects. The projected on which I've been assigned is the construction of the LCCU (Lesotho Children Counseling Unit) centre in Lesotho. The building has been halted and an assessment, survey and new proposal and program will be drawn up in order that the building might finish to be built. Once this is completed a second trip will be organized and I'll be overseeing the building on site. The objective of this blog is to keep record of the work that is being done, both for the benefit of the members of A4A in London, FAUP to whom I'll also be reporting, my own record as well as friends and family that might want to know what I'm up to. Please comment on any post that you have an opinion, as this will undoubtedly help me in the completion of my thesis. Disclaimer: The information displayed on this site has not been previously edited or checked by any A4A staff and I'm the sole responsible for it's contents. A4A or any of the other involved organizations are not to be hold responsible on any account for what is published on this blog.

Wednesday, 6 June 2007

Look who’s back?

Another day of rain (which is not that bad) as we have not yet received the crushed stone, are therefore continuing with the fill.

A compressor is now on site and we are starting to compress the final layers of the fill. As a way of reusing material, the contractor has asked if we could use the remains of the old slabs as one of the final layers of the fill.

I said that yes provided he could assure me that it would be as good as using normal gravel. So in order to be sure of his work he is now compacting the crushed concrete slab. Most of it was gravel anyway however the remains of the sand and cement used needed to be properly compacted.

But this was not the only major happening on site today! Our old friends TED-Biogas, showed up on site planning to set out their tanks…

They came but decided that needed to dimension it again and then check once more on the computer before setting out on site. However it was good, to meet them again, as I managed to give them our building program and discuss with him them the way I was hoping they would conduct their work in parallel with ours.

That is all for today. May not seem like much but it is actually two big steps in the direction of completion.

No comments: