We are a little late to this game. Maybe we are closet luddites. Or in my case, not so closet. Anyway, we just launched our new and improved website and decided to get on the blog bandwagon. This is where you will find our ramblings on design, sustainability, materials and where to get the best hamburger in town. Not necessarily in that order.
It’s a fairly common scenario. Fresh off the plane and ready to get started on a project. On the way out to the project site you start to get a funny feeling in your stomach. No, it’s not that. You haven’t eaten anything other than airline food so far although Continentals ‘snack packs’ could certainly present a risk. What is making you nervous is the fact that none of the buildings here are built out of wood. Not a stud in sight. All you see is…. Confined Masonry.
One of the benefits of an ongoing relationship with a non profit, or any other client for that matter, is the ability to visit past work and learn from it. Stephanie Ingram, Court Harris and myself, Geoff Piper, had the opportunity to do just that when we were in Nicaragua this past month.
View from front entry courtyard of Early Childhood Development Center (ECD) on right and Cyber Cafe on left. The Ghetto FM Radio Station will be a second story above the Cyber Cafe as Phase Two funds become available through additional funding raising. The rusty orange color was selected rather than the white, as shown in the renderings, due to concerns of the white becoming quickly dirty in the dusty environment of Mukuru. We hope that the vibrant color which compliments the brilliant blue Kenyan sky will help SIDAREC to stand out as a landmark in the community it serves.