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Football for Hope Call Attending: Action items:>KOD will send AFH-Youssef contract to team. Minutes:KOD: wire payment template for Mali contractor KG: Question of timing for payments IM: Jan requested revised tender approval form. IM just sent this to KG. IM: forwarded Kenyan contract to Greenfield. Jan forwarded annex. IM has not heard back from Erwin (Greenfields). KG: passports KG: software/bandwidth issues KG: CA Logistics KG: branding the centers – Axel is working on this As-built drawings for Kyalisha MH: well Thu, 2008-02-28 17:35
Our short December of 2009 started with the exciting opening ceremony for the FFH Center in Cape Town. It is easy to get lost in the little details of a project when one is constantly in the middle of it, so it was to great to see an example of a finished center – and a beautiful one at that! Not only did it allow us to see what a finished center could look like, but it brought together all of the elements of our team: Architecture for Humanity Design Leads, Project Managers and Design Fellows, all of streetfootballworld (Europe and South Africa) and each of the Center Hosts. This was especially beneficial for the Mali Center, as we were able to come together and fine tune the design before getting all of the documents ready for construction. After Cape Town, everyone worked above and beyond their normal schedules to complete our Tender Document package before the end of December. Both AfH and SFW worked into the Christmas week (and a few of us on Christmas Eve!) to make sure the package was complete. Local consultants worked weekends to finish their drawings. AMPJF and local architect Youssouf Berthe worked together to complete the Building Permit submittal. And AMPJF started work to clean-up and level the site in preparation for the start of construction. Despite this big push at the end of 2009, there is plenty of work to do, and plenty to look forward to, during the first month of the new year. The Tender Document package should be approved and sent to construction teams during the first week of January. Youssouf and I will then look over their submittals and credentials, and the final decisions on which teams will be working on the project will be made roughly 10 days after that. This should put the start of construction at the end of January, enshallah! I don't know about you, but I am really, really excited... Thu, 2008-02-28 17:33
There was a time when I was grossly overweight. At that time, I had no clue about the Acai Berry. I was fat with a negative attitude. This is when I read about the Acai Berry . I was impressed and decided to try the Acai Berry myself. Wed, 2008-02-27 17:44
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66 Roeland Street|Cape Town South Africa 8001 streetfootballworld: +27(0)21 462 2025 AFH: +27(0)21 462 2026 4 New AFH staff members scheduled for the month of January Eugene will assist from Paarl with the transition AFH welcomes Kevin Gannon, New Regional program manager AFH has reviewed the package internally and will send to SFW for approval Team meeting held in Cape Town on December 4th Greenfields discussed the option of pricing the sub-base and building into one tender package AFH reviewing the contract(s)logistics Cape Town:http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/grassrootsoccer
Malihttp://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/ampjf Team will submit package for tender in the next couple weeks AFH discussed community workshop ideas with Souadou and they have devised a plan of action for moving this forward Solar world coordination, SFW still sorting agreements, nonetheless AFH to design considering solar as an integral part of the design AFH to devise outline for community workshop Kenyahttp://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/mysa
AFH will appoint contractor by December 14th in consideration of the pricing of Pergola and Landscaping The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report was submitted to National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)- APPROVAL PENDING Namibiahttp://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/special_olympics_namibia
Outcome from FNB/SON meeting pending AFH initiated process to get VAT waived AFH pursuing contacts for getting the connection fee waived, SFW agreed to assist and pursue with Municipality Greenfields sub-base revised quote, AFH forward quote to Greenfields Rwandahttp://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/esperance
AfH and SFW to agree on project schedule Land survey needed, FFH/AFH to pursue Ghanahttp://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/playsoccer
AFH in discussion with Joe Addo in regards to design and project role AFH and SFW to agree on project schedule Land Survey expected from Ministry
Tue, 2008-02-26 11:35
Hi All: Click on Workspace to view images from our recent Workstation charrette on February 13th. As we are finalizing the Parti, please take a moment to post comments and offer suggestions. Mon, 2008-02-18 10:55
Architecture for Humanity Welcome Lets get started with the semi-final development of our office space Parti!
Recap from Last Week During our last session, a total of four teams participated in a sketch charrette to begin exploring design concepts that represent our shared vision as well as diagramming the overall space layout. A number of themes emerged as possible solutions to developing the space:
Areas to Research Last session we identified a few areas that we would further research:
TODAY’S CHARRETTE WORKSTATION CHARRETTE (1 hour) Break into two teams and define the workstation area for AFH and tenants. What area makes the most sense to place individual workstations in terms of overall flow, natural lighting, private and collaborative space? Consider the other functions of the space and their relationship to the workstations. Use the floor plan as your base to diagram this area.
NEXT MEETING Thu, 2008-02-07 00:01
Hi All: Click on Workspace to view images from our recent sketch charrette on January 30th, and post your comments. We would especially like to hear from folks who were unable to attend as well as individuals from our global community. Thank you to everyone who participated in this weeks design charrette. Together, we generated a strong collection of ideas and spatial concepts that we will continue to develop and explore as we define our Parti. ...and a special shout-out to Caitlin, Elaine, Mark, and Ramsey for volunteering to further research examples of display systems, nomadic structures, transformable spaces, suspension systems, loft environments, and low-tech energy-efficient solutions. Look forward to seeing everyone at our next event on Wednesday, February 13th! Thu, 2008-01-31 19:21
Back to save another month with updates from the people on the ground BoQs and Tender documents completed Thanks to the great work by the QS, the documents were completed on time and submitted to AFH & sfw for approval. Approval was obtained with a few questions which will be dealt with asap. Tendering Phase According to the consultants, it was best to do a Selective Tender as opposed to an Open Tender. We have now initiated the tendering process and have invited six contractors namely:
Contrawood Enterprises Building Contractors. Rufus Prime Builders & Fabricators. Construction Management & Consulting Services Ltd. Gravity Contractors. Zidar Building & General contractors. Ken-Circle Builders.
Local Authority approvals MYSA is currently pursuing these approvals and we are assisting any way we can. We hope to have these in the month of November. Environmental Impact Assessement (EIA) report Thanks to the hard work of our Environmental Consultant, Dr. Omenya and his team, the report was submitted to the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and we will await approval in November. Keep those fingers crossed as we try to navigate through the approvals. Mon, 2008-01-21 23:15
Architecture for Humanity Welcome Lets get set for round-two of our office space design charrettes! Recap from Last Week After touring the space and sharing the general program, a total of five teams participated in a quick design charrette to explore the process for this project. Everyone shared a lot of great ideas, including:
Process Overview
As we prepare to “open source” the office space design, we have begun to develop a process for providing an opportunity for everyone to have a “voice”. The process will be broken into five phases: Pre-Design, Design, Budgeting, Documentation and Installation. During the next few sessions we will continue to work as an entire group to research, explore and share ideas to define the project’s Parti. Once completed, we will then break into smaller groups to complete the design, budget and documentation. These groups will continue to research best practices and identify resources, as well as leveraging the talents of each team member. Because we will be meeting less frequently as an entire group during this time, the Open Architecture Network will be our source for sharing our progress. Perhaps the most exciting and final phase of this project will be fabrication and installation. Together with the support of trained professionals, we will build our design! This will be a great time to get design students involved, so they can gain first-hand experience of construction. Program Elements:
TODAY’S CHARRETTES VISION SESSION (1 hour) Break into teams of 4-5 people and begin to explore and answer the following questions as they relate to the commonality of both Tenants and AFH (30 minutes):
Present your results to entire group (30 minutes) CONCEPTUAL IDEAS (1 hour) Break into NEW teams of 4-5 people and begin to brainstorm how the ideas from the vision session can translate into the space. Consider mapping out the overall floor plan, or identify one section of the space and begin to sketch out your ideas. We will present these ideas with the entire team at end of this charrette, so have fun being creative! NEXT MEETING
Thu, 2008-01-03 16:17
Office Space Design Charrette Today's Agenda:
Introduction
Overview The space will not only be the headquarters for AFH, but will also house a workshop, pin-up space, a community design studio, meeting rooms, exhibition space, and yes, a bar.
Our Tenants:
Design Goals
We will be posting information and contacting team members through the Open Architecture Network. We're passing around a sign up sheet. If we have your email address we can add you to the project team. This will allow you to work remotely, post files, contact other team members and discuss design ideas.
Charrette Phase 1-5 PHASE 1: Define the process and desired outcome. Who are the key stakeholders, outreach plans, schedules, roles and responsibilities, and the preparation plan? PHASE 2: Research and Conceptualize. Time to roll up our sleeves and get dirty. Over the course of a defined period of sessions, we will work collaboratively to gather information and work in small teams to design key areas of our space. PHASE 3: “The best plans are made by many hands”. The design teams have established and defined their ideas and will then present these developments and continually revise them in response to the flow of input from participants and other teams. PHASE 4: Solicit In-kind Donations and Sponsorships. As we identify the materials and furnishings we plan to use in the space, Architecture for Humanity will contact manufactures to seek sponsorship and donations. PHASE 5: We will not only be designing our space…we get to build it too. Once we've finalized a design approach we will begin building out the space. Some elements may be built/installed by volunteers, other elements we will need to bid out to contractors/sub-contractors. Next Meeting:
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