Building Inclusive Tropical and Sustainable
Thanks to 211 donors, NGO Mama Alice was able to exceed the goal of the crowdfunding campaign to raise 10.000 euros. We send our congratulations to the organisation and many thanks to the enthousiastic donors! This will enable the construction of the Tourist Training Centre that was designed by Studio ROSA!
https://onepercentclub.com/en/projects/may-we-serve-you-a-delicious-meal
To support the running crowdfunding campaign by NGO Mama Alice, we visualized the design of the Tourist Training Centre. Now you can see how we link the various aspects: using local materials, using local labor, stimulating existing skills, creating cashflow, benefiting from the landscape, including the various stakeholders in the design and creation process.
Come and take a look!
Project page: https://studiorosa.eu/projecten/tourist-training-centre-peru/
The new Residences Blue was opened with presence by the municipality of Thies by: Talla Sylla and Alioune Sow.
After a period of mid-term rental for expats working at the local Dangote Cement factory, the building was redecorated and made suitable for short-term rental / hotel use. Extra bathrooms and new furniture were fitted into each apartment.
See the result on the local broadcast network Thiès24:
Studio ROSA collaborated with Urban Sustainability Rwanda in this exploration. They had as goal to get attention to the importance of urban planning and policy. Specifically about the interaction between participation processes and top down aproach, involving stakeholders, using local sources and expertise and improving the relation between politics, technology and design.
The exploration consisted of a series of workshop in the Netherlands and Rwanda, with an area in Kigali as cast study.
The project will continue, and here you can read the evaluation of the proceedings so far: http://stimuleringsfonds.nl/toekenningen/internationale_verkenningen_2015_towards_participatory_urban_design_and_strategic_planning_in_rwanda/
Eigenlijk omdat we de enige waren die een passend antwoord gaven op de opgave: Hoe stel je jezelf ondernemend op als architect? Zeker nu er crisis is?
Vol spanning mochten we ons verhaal pitchen en de uitslag van de jury afwachten… En met succes! Maar uiteindelijk natuurlijk te bizar voor woorden dat andere teams zich nauwelijks buiten de bekende bewoordingen en beweegredenen van ons vak hebben weten te begeven…
Lees hier meer over de uitslag:
http://www.platformgras.nl/projecten/prijsvraag-architect-en-ondernemerschap