General Administration:
- One Office:
- Team Meeting
- Staffing:
- Centre Branding
- Greenfields:
- Practical Completion (re)scheduled for November 19th due to rain, all are invited to attend, see photos on the OAN, it's lovely!
- Solar World
- Mosaic Workshop
- Mosaic production planned to begin next week offsite
- Pending Items:
- Pending Items:
- Tender Documentation approved with conditions on October 20th
- Tender Process Update:
- Isaac working together with MYSA to contact potential donor companies that will contribute towards the shading device and external landscaping for the centre, Isaac to explore alternative shading options in line with the budget
- Pending Items:
- Design Development package complete
Itemized costing sent to SFW for approval
Killian will initiate internet setup, due to lead time of two weeks
"TENTATIVE" move in date - November 23rd
Scheduled for Tuesday November 17th
AFH has narrowed down candidates for Regional program manager, team is currently negotiating with Kevin
AFH has received 158 applications for Design Fellow position, team is holding interviews in Cape Town and will select 2 before the end of the year
AFH is finalizing package
has agreed to contract directly with the contractor to build sub-base for the artificial turf
has staffed a team member full time on the Football for Hope project
AFH has submitted revised costings to Greenfields for Namibia, Mali, and Kenya
Cape Town:
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/grassrootsoccer
Installation is near completion, solar world will install LCD panel at the centre to display immediate impact of solar installation
Mosaic design submitted to external team, approval received November 13th
FFH confirmed opening day interviews will take place at this location
ESKOM connection has been promised before Practical Completion
Tentative GRS community opening scheduled for November 28th!
Mali
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/ampjf
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Design Development packaged will be submitted for approval today
AFH discussed revisions with Souadou and have confirmed revisions were well received
Geotechnical consultant completed soils report, Documented report to be submitted to AFH next week
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
Kenya
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/mysa
AFH provided costing including pergola and landscaping in the budget
SFW has requested for landscaping and pergola to be included in the contractors pricing, Isaac to follow up next week
Bids received November 2nd, team will follow up with report
Isaac to submit company profiles of the shortlisted contractors
AFH to access the bids and provide report to SFW for approval
Tentative - Jan C. is scheduled to assist with Adjudication process in Kenya
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report was submitted to National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) - Dr. Omenya to check on the progress
VAT exemption - Isaac to carry on exploring the options for VAT exemption but at the moment it seems to be difficult to get VAT exemption in Kenya especially for building projects. Isaac still pursuing with a Kenya Revenue Authority official to discuss VAT exemption
Council Approvals - MYSA hopes to get approvals within the next week
Namibia
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/special_olympics_namibia
AFH awaited detailed costing from the QS, expects to submit package for approval next week, Tuesday
AFH discussed draft package with FFH team and has incorporated comments
AFH pursuing point of contact per Nina's recommendation for getting 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
Rwanda
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/esperance
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AFH submitted design brief and requested sketches for council
SFW feedback received and AFH to modify sketches
After design brief approval, AFH to initiate SD phase
AfH and SFW to agree on project schedule
Land survey needed, FFH/AFH to pursue
Ghana
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/projects/playsoccer
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Design Brief has been approved
AFH received an EXCITING schematic package from Joe Addo this week
AFH to send feedback and ensure the design meets the requirements of the brief and will send for approval
AFH and SFW to agree on project schedule
Land Survey expected from Ministry
The Parker family moved into their new home just before Christmas. Driving by the Parker House you can now see Karen working in the yard or her children playing basketball in the driveway. They are still waiting for a few final touches is the form of furniture but have made the house a home just the same.
The Football for Hope Center in Katuara, Namibia has undergone a few changes in the last few months.
The process has been a trying one due to the nature of tying together the requirements from both StreetFootBallWorld and Special Olympics Namibia into a cost effective and productive center for the users and the community.
During the visit to Windhoek last month we met up with Nina and Paul on site and we started to see that we were dealing with a fairly tricky set of problems.
Part of this visit included a stop by Nina's previous project in Katatura ( The Habitat Center, the project explores alternative building materials in an educational and informative architectural display) we saw that alternative building techniques are not always the cheaper option and the problems inherent in their tectonic application lead to further problems down the line.
During these discussions with Nina, Paul and the various local architects and builders we quickly realized that building costs vary quite substantially country to country, Namibia being much more costly to build than other surrounding countries due to its isolated location.
The main purpose of our visit was to discuss the requirements and the program with Special Olympics, Street Football World and the Namibian Government.
During this meeting we outlined and discussed the various needs and future goals of Special Olympics Namibia and how we could possibly accommodate these in a cost effective and long term manner.
From these discussions the various problems became quite apparent:
- the center itself is not going to be used exclusively by the surrounding community as children with disabilities travel from various settlements to take part in the programs and activities provided by Special Olympics Namibia.
- the nature of disabled athletes who require constant supervision and security to protect them from harmful outsiders as well as each other.
These factors led to the re-design of the layout of the site to provide more surveillance easier as well as the addition of a fence.
-the site requires quite a costly foundation structure, this plus the landscaping requirements to accommodate universal accessible traffic areas were quite a factor in the design update.
The result of the main cost drivers outlined above as well as other considerations was the revision of the original requirement list as well as the budget. The updated requirements and costs were considered and the revised schedule of requirement and budget were drafted and put to the client.
Approval for the revised submission has been granted by Street Football World and with that behind us now we can focus on putting together the professional team for the Design Development phase of the project.
We made many contacts on our trip and have a good starting point to get the project moving now. With this new knowledge base and clearer understanding of the Namibian situation we are looking forward to breaking ground in Namibia!
Monday, December 10th:
Thursday, December 13th:
Friday, December 14th:
Saturday, December 15th:
Per our call today... Please look at revising and rethinking your approach. The building branding should be a concept that you can weave subtly throughout the building. It should greet you as you enter the site, follow you through the landscape, and welcome you into the center. It should be iterated (again subtly)both on the exterior and in the interior. Think of any great retail experience you have had at a shop that has numerous locations (sephora, niketown, etc.) They are well thought out spaces that are meant to inspire you to feel a certain way about the organization.
Our space needs to convey a simple message to passersby and those who use it: This is a Football for Hope Centre.
The elements we weave into the space should convey the idea of sports and positive change. It should be distinctive and differentiated from other community centers in the area.
Think of
Goal nets and posts, balls, the pattern on the soccer ball, 11 (as in 11 players), strategy, teamwork, level playing field, keeping score/accountability, play, success, inclusion, setting goals and attaining them.
Choose an idea and think of the different ways you could iterate it in the space:
If you took the concept of a goal for example... one could walk through a steel frame into the site, using nets instead of fencing, creating a "goal post" where messages could be posted and shared by the community, using nets instead of partions...
If you use the idea of a level playing field... you could incorporate field markings into the design of the pavers in the courtyard, abstractions of field markings painted on the wall to liven a changing room wall, astro turf instead of carpet...
these are just a few ideas. For the next scheduled deliverable, I'd like to see the following:
1) rendering of the CPT center as you walk onto site,
2) rendering of the CPT as you walk into the building
3) rendering of the CPT of the multipurpose space and/or changing room
4) rendering of the CPT of the office space
Please include, Paola, Katrin, and the FFH communications team (they will be able to help with logo guidelines) in this work. Ideally ARG will help with this, if they don't...well they don't, you will have to do it and we'll have to figure out how to make the changes that make the most difference.
tks.
kas
Thursday, November 29th:
Friday, November 30th:
Saturday, December 1st:
Monday, November 12th:
insulation, concrete driveway, lighting,
electrician, AFH for GCCDS, gutters-shipping
Tuesday, November 13th:
Wednesday, November 14th:
Thursday, November 15th:
A child deserves to learn and grow in a stimulating environment. Education can be challenging enough when faced with a lack of resources and rampant epidemics. Bringing healthcare and education together gives each community a welcome advantage in the fight for a more secure life.
The goal is to provide a well lit, naturally ventilated space for a comfortable learning environment that can double as a health clinic during both school and off hours thanks to a dual room layout. The soil removed for the foundation is reused to create an elevated platform above flood levels for the concrete floor to be poured. Adjustable louvers allow for controlled ventilation and rain screens along the top edges provide ventilation during the common rainstorms. An outdoor garden comprised of local vegetation naturally filters the air as well as the surrounding groundwater. Well pumps will replace the rainwater storage concept due to a lack of proper purification sources. The structural trusses, concrete foundation, and timber cladding can be reused and recycled in other projects after the building has outlived its use.
Local material use will benefit Malawi’s blossoming economy. The building design is both simple and challenging to benefit the local villagers with construction knowledge. Under the guidance of the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA), on-the-job training will be provided during the classrooms construction for villagers to earn a nationally recognized TEVETA certificate.
Materials:
- Local Mud Bricks
- Local Sawn Lumber
- Local Concrete
- Standing Seam Steel Roofing
- Translucent Rigid Plastic Panels
- Exterior Grade Paints
- Local Hardware & Fasteners
Monday, October 22nd:
Tuesday, October 23rd:
Wednesday, October 24th:
Wednesday, October 17th:
excess scrape paint and silicon off. Install
blind cord hooks, mark placement of bathroom
fixtures. Install knobs on bathroom cabinets.
Clean bathtubs.(NJ, NN, JG)
Thursday, October 18th:
rooms. (NJ, JG)
Thursday, October 11th:
The projects are running.....There is the class-cube,the classic classroom,the mobile classroom the modular systems for building classroom.The students are drawing with sketches and photo collection from the web the ideal classroom for a real school and for a real town...Next thursday the team will complete the fist part of Project with the final choice.
Exterior:
Interior:
Wednesday, April 25:
It has been a busy couple of months since the last project update:
JANUARY
15.01.09 Soil Testing was completed, and Soil Test report provided from the soil test Engineer, which was then forwarded to Structural Eningeers.
Josh & Finley met with Benjamin Matranga of the Soros Foundation to discuss potential financial guarantees for the project. The Soros Foundation is currently involved with providing ‘blind’ financial guarantees to contractors undertaking work with the Ministry of Education. There is an upper limit on the project value that they will guarantee, this project currently exceeds that limit.
We have engaged Eco-Harvest, an Australian consultancy that specializes in sustainable water use, to assist with the design of water & sanitation solutions for the project.
Inveneo made a valuable introduction between AFH & Siman Willans of Environmental Foundation for Africa, as a potential supplier of the solar/electrical systems for the project.
AFH engaged Perrett Simpson, a Melbourne based Engineering Consultancy, as the structural engineer for the project.
We had an initial meeting with in-country UNICEF WASH section regarding the water & sanitation design proposals for the project. This proved particualatly useful given the valuable amount of in-country experience with many of the issues encountered in this area
Josh and Finley researched local costing information to finalise the DD cost estimate.
23.01.09 Received comments from UNICEF on the final DD drawings, the comments provided a useful checklist for Construction Documentation.
Met with a Monrovia based solar provider, Union Strong, who may a potential supplier of the solar/electrical system for the project.
29.01.09 Cost Estimate prepared in-country submitted to UNICEF by AFH.
FEBRUARY
Continued to work with Perrett Simpson co-ordinating the structure, and with Eco-Harvest & the in-country WASH section on the water & sanitation aspects of the project.
09.02.08 – Advertisement placed for Requests for Expressions of Interest for contractors to bid on the project.
09.02.09 – 12.02.09 Meeting In Ivory Coast with UNICEF HQ, as well as the LAB4LAB teams from UNICEF Ivory Coast, and Guinea, along with numerous other stakeholders & consultants. The proposals for the LAB4LAB projects from each of the country offices were presented, as well as the progress updates on the Talent Academies.
Whilst in Abidjan, Finley & Josh took the opportunity to meet with Jaime from Inveneo, & Tommy from Environmental Foundation for Africa to co-ordinate potential strategies for the co-ordination of I.T. & Electrical Systems.
Upon return to Monrovia the draft construction contract from the UNICEF Supply Unit was received for review prior to bidding.
We engaged a local Engineering Firm AEP to design the roof trusses utilising local materials and know-how.
Met again with EFA and Inveneo, this time in Monrovia.
MARCH
02.03.09 – 95% complete Bid Documents submitted
03.03.09 – EOI submissions closed
04.03.09 – Initial review of EOI submissions, with Matthew Flomo & Bartee Seneh representing UNICEF, and George Wuo representing the Ministry of Education, and Joshua & Finley representing AFH.
05.03.09 – Final review & shortlisting of contractors selected for bidding. Selection criteria included: completeness of submission; technical capacity; managerial capacity; financial capacity; previous project experience.
10.03.09 – Bid Documents complete
12.03.09 – Bid Documents distributed to shortlisted Contractors.
LOOKING AHEAD
17.03.09 - On-site Pre-bid meeting with contractors
02.04.09 - Bids Close
03.04.09 - Public Opening of bids.
Bid review process and negotiations are expected to take 1-2 weeks before formal awarding of the contract.
March 13, 2009 - Bi-Weekly Conference Call Meeting Minutes
Cape Town
Schedule
Internal approvals affect overall Project Timeline. Advertising for Tendering Process can only start one week after the cost estimation has been approved.
Technical documents will be submitted to FFH on Monday, 16th of March.
Material Selection:
Walk through the finishing schedule.
Internal meeting next week in Cape Town with FFH to discuss materials.
More information regarding PVA paint wear and maintenance to be provided.
Details on solar panels requirements needed in order to design roof accordingly.
Tower:
The tower is a light tower which responds to this site and VPUU's direction for security.
Katrin raised the question of costing of the night illumination. The tower replaces several lampposts. Alternatively, renewable energy methods for the tower illumination will be investigated.
Signage:
Kimberley raised the question of the procedure for obtaining FIFA approval for signage on site and building. To be confirmed by FFH.
Kimberley CPT trip:
planned for the 23rd of March, for 2 weeks. Will allow to join the next Project Plan Meeting (26th of March); in parallel with Namibian architects selection.
Kenya
There are 2 sites, Huruma and MYSA HQ. Final site to be decided within next 3-4 weeks.
It was agreed that Isaac, design fellow, will conduct an analysis of the surrounding areas of the sites. The analysis will show whether similar health, education and sports facilities are in close proximity to the sites.
Isaac will be arriving on the 14th of March in Paarl and on the 27th of March in Nairobi.
Mali
Lucy, potential design fellow for Mali is being interviewed by Eugene.
Kimberley to incorporate Mali and Kenya timeline in the overall schedule.
Namibia
Land committed for Centre use in writing. MOU of land-use agreement with National Ministry of Sport and Recreation to be signed within next 2 weeks.
Rwanda and Ghana
Architecture for Humanity does not undergo to design development if there is no secure funding. Work and expectations of involved parties too big to risk.
Kimberley will send a cost budget for Rwanda and Ghana next week.
Paola underlined Rwanda will need special attention since there is no landownership and local methods are very particular.
Ideas claves para el projecto que se llaman " Uganda sala de clase jugete para aprender" ....
los conceptos de maria motntessori.....
La idea del niño como diferente de los adultos......
ArchiA. escala es importante para definir los espacios publico( adultos,ninos.ninas y privado(exclusivo para ninos/as)
La importancia del ambiente en el cual el aprendizaje es ocurrir..
ArchiA..... considerar... arboles, y espacios verdes como lugares de tallers y aprendizaje...el deporte? .
Fases de desarrollo apropiadas al aprendizaje fisico específico y de habilidades cognoscitiva, El idea de periodos sensibles dentro de la formaccion del nino/a A.espacios grandes y amplios.
ArchiA....
El juicio que el aprendizaje verdadero implica la capacidad de hacer las cosas.. para que no implica la recepción pasiva de una base de conocimientos.
ArchiA.....
El concepto que los niños aprenden sin embargo el juego
La idea de materiales educativos de desarrollo apropiados
ArchiA....
agrupa a niños por el interés y la capacidad algo que envejece, proporciona instrucciones individualmente establecidas el paso, y da a cada uno la libertad del niño para proceder en el suyo/el suyo poseen tarifa
ArchiA....
en conclusion ... un ambiente donde jugar es aprender.....
Football for Hope Centres Update
8 January 2009
Meeting Notes
In attendance: Paola, Eugene, and Oana
Venue: Paarl
1) Khayelitsha:
Meeting with Province and LOC
- Oana and Eugene will join
Paola in a meeting with Laurine (Province) and Teral (2010 LOC) to brief
on project processes so far, and to discuss areas of support in project
management and in building accountability as we move forward. - Oana will prepare the list
of outstanding requests from the CoCT in case we find it appropriate
to share with Teral and Laurine. - à
Dr Laurine Platzky
Deputy Director-General
Governance and Integration
and 2010 FIFA World Cup Coordinator
Department of the Premier
Provincial Government of
the Western Cape
- à
Teral Cullen
2010 FIFA World Cup Organising
Committee
Venue Manager, Cape Town
Cape Town Project Planning Meeting
- To take place on Tuesday,
13th January at 10am with all Centre stakeholders (VPUU, CoCT, LOC,
Prov, FFH, AfH, arG, GRS) - OAS, EDS, and PPF will edit
project timeline for Monday and distribute internally for FFH &
AfH comments. - Our final project timeline
edits will be shared at stakeholder meeting on Tuesday. - A follow up Design Review
Meeting is being planned for Friday the 16th.
Way forward
- We have identified the key
steps that need to take place in order to move the project forward and
will propose this to Teral and Laurine on Friday for their feedback. - Step 1: Request a design
meeting with Alastair and Michael (VPUU). Work and dialogue with
them in order to reach an agreement. Gain VPUU’s confirmed agreement
on design and plans. - Step 2: Hold design review
meeting with broader stakeholders (CoCT, Province, 2010 LOC) for Project
Plan understanding and accountability. - Step 3: Agree with VPUU on
SDP resubmission process and dates and set up relevant meetings - Step 4: Proceed with revised
Project Planning Timeline as will be agreed upon after Tuesdays meeting.
2) Namibia:
- Design Brief
- PPF will draft a design brief
from input from Namibia site visit. Will discuss and revise with
Stay-C and Charles when they return from holiday (19 Jan).
- AfH will bid and select architect
in Namibia with this design brief - Katrin and Paola will work
on processing the tri-lateral land agreement in Namibia to secure land
usage. Once necessary land security is in place, AfH will proceed
with local architect from Concept Design through to Construction.
3) Mali:
- Katrin and Paola spoke to
Souadou on the 8th to clarify various Centre requirement points.
- Souadou is checking on electricity
and water connectivity for the site and will report back. - She is aware of the quoted
cost for the sub-base construction in Namibia and AfH will work with
her to drive the local cost in Bamako.
- We will follow the same procedure
with Mali as explained above. - Our expectation is that Mail’s
design procedure will come before Namibia’s since their business plan
is already submitted and we will prepare the MOU.
4) Rwanda and Kenya:
- Eugene will prepare a document
with a sample design for Espérance to present to the land owners and
other stakeholders - Site visit goals for AfH
for Mali, Kenya, and Rwanda include the following:
- Costing
- Materials
- Labour
- Legal procedures
- Site visit goals for FFH
for Mali, Kenya, and Rwanda include the following:
- Programme and Centre Operation
planning and technical assistance - Stakeholder meetings
- MOUs and contracts agreed
upon
5) Standard Centre Development Procedure
(AfH-FFH):
We identified this standard procedure
for AfH and FFH to work interactively:
- Design Brief from Centre
Host to AfH - About organisation – who
are they, mission, vision - What activities want to do
in Centre - What are needs of organisation
- What are technical requirements
- Ideas for Centre
- Architects bid
- Select local architect
A brief sequence of the latest events: 9/01/2009 Friday - Informal meeting with Teral Cullen and Laurine Platzky (from our side Eugene, Paola and me). They explained that we have a 2-3 months period (Jan, Feb and March) in which the people at the CoCT are still able to focus on FFH - after that they will be busy with bigger 2010 projects. Established first steps in order to have a better communication with all involved parties. The rest of the dates you can find in the revised timeline. As you can see we are moving fast forward. Oana
Next meetings as follows:
13/01/2009 Tuesday - 10 am - Project Plan meeting - invited: Teral Cullen, Marek Houba, Louw Visagie, Loraine Platzky, Alastair Graham, Alastair Rendall - arG, Paola, James, Verena, Eugene - as detailed in the agenda Paola has sent out we will shortly introduce FFH, GRS, the design brief and show a conceptual plan and 3Ds (we were hesitant to show anything new but it is merely to give a sense of scale and function) as well as discuss the revised timeline
13/01/2009 Tuesday - 12 am - VPUU SDP/ design meeting - we organised an informal and more intimate meeting with Alastair Graham, Machiel Erasmus, Cedric Daniels (Michael Krause is on holidays), Alastair Rendall-arG, Verena, James, Eugene to discuss the SDP comments and the design.
16/01/2009 Friday - the city called for a design review meeting including all the parties that take part in the first meeting (from Tuesday 10 am). By this time we will have a new design which will be according to the VPUU comments.
19/01/2009 Monday- we suggest a design walkthrough with the rest of the FFH team
21/01/2009 Wednesday - SDP re submission
23/01/2009 Friday - SDP final approval
Will let you know how the meetings tomorrow go.
The Biloxi Model Home Program was contacted by a local contractor requesting more information on the Parker House. He had driven by the home several times falling in love with the design. We put him in contact with Bret Zamore to talk about building another Blox House as his personal residence.