Colombia: San Francisco de Asis Educational Institute: Schematic Design development.
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• Agreement for Fundacion Endesa extra funds activated.
• School prospective future scope is very ambitious, currently working in order to adjust the long term architectural brief into feasible program that fits the existing allocated plot.
• The close location to the industrial area and the informality of the settlements means that the plot doesn’t have a normative for construction permit through the “Curadoria Urbana”.
• Currently overseeing alternatives to have a construction permit managed by the Municipality and/or the Secretary of Education.
• An organization named “Fundacion Mamonal” is interested in funding infrastructure at the school too.
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Peru: Santa Elena de Piedritas School: Schematic design complete
• Schematic design complete currently started with Design Development (DD).
• Project Designer already agreed the terms of work with engineer consultants.
• Preparation of logistics for visit to site to present the Schematic Design to Enel Local Partners, Community and Municipality.
• Volunteer-Construction Administration arriving to the site.
• Research for potential contractors interested in RFP for construction.
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Brazil: Recomeçar Project: Schematic design complete
• Schematic design complete currently started with Design Development (DD).
• Project Designer already agreed the terms of work with engineer consultants.
• Preparation to present the Schematic Design to different stakeholders.
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Chile: Ruka Llallin Domuche: Schematic Design progress
• Community workshops report complete shared and posted.
• Schematic Design ready for completion currently waiting for final details.
• Design development ready to start once SD is approved.
• Research for Tender process in Chile including contract type and tender package.
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Colombia: San Francisco de Asis Educational Institute: Site visit and meetings with stakeholders.
• Agreement for Endesa Foundation donation for construction signed.
• Preliminary schematic design submitted by Project Designer.
• Initial site visit took place the first week of December meeting with different stakeholders including Mamonal Foundation and Curaduria Urbana.
• Community workshops developed by Design Lead.
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Peru: Santa Elena de Piedritas School: Schematic design development
• Project Designer/Project Lead reviewing conceptual proposals for the school.
• Design brief has been reviewed by project lead.
• Schematic design progress, expected to be completed in January 2013.
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Brazil: Recomeçar Project: Schematic Design development
• Community engagement workshops took place in the school.
• Design brief approved, currently design team starting with the development of the schematic design.
• Schematic design expected to be completed early January.
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Chile: Ruka Llallin Domuche: Community workshops
• Community workshops took place the third week of December.
• Project Lead visited the sites and communities.
• Meeting with all stakeholders and relevant representatives.
• Conceptual proposal reviewed by Project Lead.
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Colombia: San Francisco de Asis Educational Institute: Community Workshops Preparation
• Agreement for Endesa Foundation donation currently reviewed by Architecture for Humanity.
• Pre-design work complete project starting schematic design.
• Project Lead/Project Design Agreement signed
• Preparing logistics along with Endesa Foundation for design team to do initial visit.
• Community workshops preparation by design lead.
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Peru: Santa Elena de Piedritas School: Meeting with stakeholders and site visit
• Project Lead/Project Design Agreement signing: activated.
• Community workshops completed by AoR currently working on design brief.
• Schematic design to start once approval of design brief.
• Preparation of logistics for initial site visit and introduction of Local partners, Endesa and design team.
• Geotechnical studies complete including 3 samples.
• Topographical survey complete for 5000 sqm including level curves each meter.
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Brazil: Recomeçar Project: Community workshops preparation
• Pre-design work complete; Project currently starting design development stage
• Meeting with local partner and initial site visit happening on November 27, 2012
• Initial community participatory workshop preparation by design lead, project designer and local partners.
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Chile: Ruka Llallin Domuche: Preparing initial visit
• Pre-design work complete project currently starting design development stage.
• Project Lead/Project Design Agreement waiting for activation.
• Preparing logistics along with Fundacion Pehuen for design team to do initial visit.
• Community workshops preparation between design lead & project designer.
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Colombia: San Francisco de Asis Educational Institute: Design Development Agreement
Design agreement with project designer Opus Estudio has been decided, and we are happy to collaborate with the Medellin based architectural firm for design development. Preliminary studies have been completed and the project is ready to start.
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Peru: Santa Elena de Piedritas School: Design team & Project Feasibility
Design agreement with project designer Taller Cotidiano has been signed, and we are happy to collaborate with the Lima based architectural firm for design development and construction administration. In the next few weeks the team will travel to the site to run the community workshops and share with the stakeholders.
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Brazil: Recomeçar Project: Project designer agreement completed
Design agreement with project designer Mequetraffic Arquitetura has been signed, and we are happy to collaborate with the Rio de Janeiro based architectural firm for design development and construction administration.
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Chile: Ruka Llallin Domuche: Design Development proposals
Project scope has been completed, currently starting the request for proposals procedure in order to find the most suited project designer to develop design development and construction administration for the project.
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Colombia: San Francisco de Asis Educational Institute: Ready to start schematic design
The final administrative details have been completed and there is green light to start working with the community in order to build a brand new facility.
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Peru: Santa Elena de Piedritas School: Design team assembled
The design team is getting ready to start the preliminary engineering studies that will lead into a new school project benefiting the Santa Elena de Piedritas community.
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Brazil: Recomeçar Project: Preliminary preparation
After completing the preliminary studies, the project starts working at local level in order to target the potential local professionals willing to get involved with the project.
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Chile: Ruka Llallin Domuche: Scope evaluation
The complexity of the cultural context by working with local communities with strong heritage ties with the local culture has been intensified as the team works closely by preparing the project scope.
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Colombia: San Francisco de Asis Educational Institute: Pre-design complete
After deep project analysis, feasibility studies and local consultants research the project is ready to kick off and start the community based design charrettes and the schematic design.
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Peru: Santa Elena de Piedritas School: Starting project development
Currently the final details are being completed as the project has been approved by the sponsors and is expected that the first stages to develop the Schematic Design should start soon.
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Brazil: Recomeçar Project: Proposal approved
After intense feasibility studies and project proposal development, the first project to be developed between Enel Cuore and Architecture for Humanity in Brazil has been approved by the board of directors. A new facility benefiting 100 children will soon be built in one of the most unprivileged areas of Niteroi near Rio de Janeiro.
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Chile: Ruka Llallin Domuche: Project proposal approved
After deep feasibility studies and project proposal development; the project has been approved by the board of directors. Two new facilities will benefit Pehuenche women weaving groups soon to be built in southern Chile.
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Colombia: San Francisco de Asis Educational Institute: Master Plan approved and Schematic Design progress.
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• AFH presented a master plan proposal developed by AoR for the School prospective long term project; the community agrees with this proposal.
• The Local Major will directly meet with planning authorities to request for a special permit.
• The school is also working closely with the Secretary of Education for them to request directly to the planning authorities for the construction permission.
• The updated Schematic Design (SD) was submitted to the school, currently waiting for community’s review.
• Waiting to receive the drafts from the Municipality regarding the “construction authorization”,.
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Peru: Santa Elena de Piedritas School: Design Development starts and Schematic Design submitted for Municipal approval
• Schematic design (SD) completed by AoR currently starting with Design Development (DD).
• The Project Designer presented the schematic design to the different stakeholders, the feedback was positive and they approved the proposal.
• The Schematic design was submitted to the municipality. If everything is in order it is expected that they could emit a preliminary authorization after one week.
• Research for potential contractors interested in Request for Proposals (RFP) for construction in development, during site visit it was targeted another local potential contractor.
• Willingness from EEPSA for using some of the materials from its warehouse to be used in the school. A lot of materials can be used for the exterior areas, playgrounds, shelter, pavements, benches, etc.
• The Municipal’s engineer inspected the site and surroundings. There were not any objections regarding the project.
• There are some fishermen with old boats, willing to sell them (for a cheap price) to the school.
• EEPSA will provide two temporary classroom for the new students until the construction is finished.
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Chile: Ruka Llallin Domuche: Starting Design Development
• Research for Tender process in Chile including contract type and tender package sent by AoR.
• Schematic Design stage completed as AoR had submitted all required documentation and was approved by local partners.
• Pehuen Foundation following up with municipality for land tenure documentation. The Municipality didn’t submit the paperwork as they initially indicated.
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