SAINT VAL Laurent / proposed Haiti housing

proposed Haiti housing

Cool project by SAINT VAL Laurent, Architetto

Reminds me of Sejima's small house but really should harvest/process rain water + while compression joints are interesting, way too many connections per structure. It's bamboo -- just lash it.
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Maker Faire Africa

Cool design projects by youth related to architecture and building tech. Things I liked at Maker Faire in Ikeja, Lagos - Nov. 5-6, 2012. More pics on my Flickr.

kids love latex gloves!

recycled plastic tile

urine-powered generator

custom steering wheel sans stereo

pressure-sensor alarm

Nigerian dream house

sawdust gasifier

wiring for home-made inverter

ground floor plan

this dream house...

...is electrified!

model a 3d market

students at make future lagos model

bike hack

LowDO QR

How to make a bamboo dumpster

Here's a design for a simple bamboo dumpster that a carpenter and assistant can build in a day. Scale down by 50% to build in a half day; or if limited experience with bamboo and/or using a cutlass. Designed and built in Anam, Nigeria.

Bamboo dumpster in Ebenebe (photo: Stacy Passmore)

Open publication - Free publishing - More bamboo

World's thinnest house

Yahoo! Homes' Spaces blog via @abenadove

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Different perceptions of reality

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