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Ou t of at ot a l of 1 5d e s i g np r ot ot y p e s , 2a r ep r e s e nt e di nt hi s p or t f ol i o.

Thewor k s hopp r ot ot y p e sa r ed e s i g ne du s i ngt he s a mes p a c ehe i r a r c hya ss e e ni nt hev e r na c u l a rK ot iBa na l s t r u c t u r e ss t or a g er oomsa t t heg r ou ndl e v e l wi t ht hema i n l i v i nga r e a sont hei r s tfloor a nd , fina l l y , t hea t t i ca b ov et ha t .

Thi swa yt hefloor of t heha b i t a b l ea r e a sg e t si ns u l a t e df r om t hec ol dof t hee a r t ha ndt her oof .

Thewor k s hopp r ot ot y p e i st we a k e di nr e s p ons et ot hef u nc t i ona ndr e q u i r e me nt sof e a c hwor k s hopt hu s ,g i v i nga ni nd i v i d u a li d e nt i t yt oe a c h s t r u c t u r ea tt hes a met i meu p hol d i ngt heov e r a l l i d e nt i t yof p l a c e .

F i r s tfloor

L oc a l l yg r ownb a mb ooi su s e da b u nd a nt l yi na l l t hep r ot ot y p e s .

Ap a r tf r om u s i ngb a mb ooa ss t r u c t u r a l me mb e r s , i t wa smou l d e di nt oP l y b a mb oob oa r d su s e da swa l l s ,floor a ndr oof b oa r d s , p a r t i t i ons , s hu t t e r s , e t c .

Thewa l l sa r ema d e ofami x t u r eofe a r t ha ndha ys a nd wi c he db e t we e n2s u c h P l y b a mb oob oa r d s .

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Wor k s hopd e t a i l s

Thec ommu ni t ys c hool i sas p a c eu s e da sa ne t e ns i ont ot he a c t i v i t i e st a k i ngp l a c ei nt hec ommu ni t yc e nt r e .

Thet op i c s r a ng ef r om a g r i c u l t u r e , b u i l d i ngt e c hni q u e s , u s eofa l t e r na t i v et e c hnol og yt ob a s i cma t ha nds c i e nc e s .

Thec ommu ni t y s c hool a l s oa c t sa sag a t he r i ngs p a c ef or f or ma l a ndi nf or ma l d i s c u s s i ons , me e t i ng s , s e mi na r s , e t c .

Be hi nda nda t t a c he dt o t hes c hool i st hel i b r a r y .

Theop e np l a ne nc ou r a g e sar a ng eof a c t i v i t i e st ot a k ep l a c eb e t we e na l l a g eg r ou p s .

Ha yi su s e de ffe c t i v e l ya st opl a y e r ofr oofingi na l l t heb u i l d i ng si nt hec e nt r e .

Thi sma k e st het opof t heb u i l d i ng sr e a l l y l i g ht .

Thi sa l s oha p p e ns t ob eag oodc onfig u r a t i onf or e a r t hq u a k er e s i s t a nc e .

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