One Acre Fund Housing

Process Blog for the design, construction, and use of housing for the One Acre Fund in Bungoma,Kenya; designed by Kit and Sam Kollmeyer, built by Construction for Change. The design process began in July and was completed in November 2009. The construction will begin in January of 2010.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Finishing Unit 1, Walling complete on Units 2 & 3

CMU walling on units 2 & 3

Lintels on units 2 & 3

Fitting glazing on unit 1.

Front porch on unit 1.

Looking in a window to the kitchen.

View from kitchen to living space.

Living space.

View of back door and bathroom door.

Wall plates on unit 2.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Beginning Buildings 2 & 3

electricity arrives to Building 1
plastering
beginning foundations of Buildings 2 & 3

finished interior of kitchen in Building 1

Roofing Building 1






Tuesday, March 2, 2010

After Delay Gears Turning Again

arrival of security grating
installing security grating
Alex digging the hole for pit latrine (12' deep here of 21' total)
installing courtyard drain (yet to be buried) and pouring porch slab
rear porch slab covered with banana-leaf-improv-sheet for the evening's rain

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

From Around Bungoma Town

CfC team and friends at "Happy Moments"
goofing with the neighbors in our yard
at one of our favorite hangouts
kids at nearby school

Bricks and more






Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Walling





We are plowing right ahead; as of today we have completed all foundation work and are about a third of the way there on the brick and CMU (the large concrete block) walling. The structure is beginning to take shape; you can almost imagine a home here!






digging septic

installing gate

vapor barrier



pouring slab

"hardcore" arrival
foundation walling





local "marrum" layer beneath slab

Sunday, January 31, 2010