CODESIGNLAB

so proud about the African Fabbers House first prototype that we have presented yesterday with Marilena Laddaga and our students / artisans here in Douala / Cameroon

the project is the result of a theory by practice applied research for a new vernacular architecture: offgrid, affordable and ecological.

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the wooden interlocked primary structure provides a fast deployment modular approach touching lightly the ground.

the roof is conceived for collecting water and energy with photovoltaics

the façade system is designed as a porous skin providing passive cooling ventilation for tropicalcilmates.

such skin was realised with a digital fabricated paneling system combining different natural materials such as wood, ceramics and bamboo.

the whole design to build process bridges traditional and informal local techniques with digital prefabrication with the aim to develop local industries for ecological architecture in Africa

but the African Fabbers House is also an educational project that has involved for 4 intense weeks our incredible students and artisans that I wish to thank today

without their tremendous efforts we couldn t achieve such interesting results towards a new perspective for sustainable architecture in Africa...this is just a new beginnig for all of us.

stay tuned!




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special thanks to Elena Ciancio

tonight at the African Fabbers School

analysing informal habitat dynamics in Douala with the students at the African Fabbers School

stay tuned!