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, 25 July 2007

Recipe














“Plastering Mixturure (ho Lila)

Donkeys and horse’s refuse/dung and cow dung
Selokoe type of sand (it’s a bit sandy and clayish)
Mixture
10L Selokoe sand
5L Cow dung
5L Donkey’s or horse’s dung
+/- 20L of Water
After putting the mixta on da wol, collect some water in a basin and dip fingas in da water and sprinkle on dat surface and smoothly rub on da surface to make it look gud. Do it ova & ova again a few times.”

Not quite sure if this is the way to go on with the panels. Not quite sure if this is the kind of mixture you want children to be playing around with.

I got this recipe from one of the women that every 3months has to re-plaster there houses at Ha Kome cave village. This village has been established in 1824 as a refuge from the cannibals and ever since they have re-plastered and maintained there houses. The plaster mix that they use has therefore proven its way… Not like mine…

My last test did not work that well! Of the 3 panels all 3 broke, the worst being the 30% cement… I now have some commercial clay, but I will also filter and test some other mixes as well as backings…
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