Rural Health Clinic "verde jiquipilco"

Project Type:
architecture

Project Mission/Goal:
1) improve the human spirit
2) increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change
3) respond to our growing need for clean water, power, shelter, healthcare, education

Project Description: Rural health clinic dsigned following the standards of Secretaria de Salud del Estado de México and built by a straw bale and appropriate technologies workshop. local materials and community labour were applied
The project has a Ferro cement tank for rain water harvesting 10,000 litres capacity Dry composting toilet
straw bale non structural prototype module, perimeter wall was built with discarded pet bottles. Natural ventilation and lighting.

Project Details:
Project Location: Jiquipilco Estado de México, México
Date: nov. 2007 march 2008
Project Phase: operating
Client: GRUPEDSAC
User Client: SECRETARÍA DE SALUD DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO/Jiquipilco community
Description and Number of Beneficiaries/Users: 600
Major Funding:Goverment.
Concept/Lead Architect(s)/Designer(s): Arq. Juan M Casillas Pintor
Project Architect(s)/Designer(s): Guillermo Galindo
Additional Consultants:Porfirio Sanchez, Pedro Cortéz, Mario Hernandez
Total Cost/Cost per Unit:$15,000
Area (if applicable): 70m2

Nominated by Juan M Casillas

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