I met these two kids today during my time in Kibera, the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. What an experience. . . . #africa #african #african_portraits #kenya #kenyan #nairobi #travelafrica #travel #portrait #kibera #travelbug #travelphotography #travelblog #travelblogger #travelgram #my #mylife #mytripmyadventure #adventure #photography #photographer #photooftheday #bestoftoday #instagood #instagram #instapic #wander #wanderlust #world #worldtravel (at Nairobi, Kenya)
Built by Orkidstudio to serve as a communal solution to fragmented families living in the outskirts of Nakura, this multi-family unit was constructed from earth-bags and timber pillar cores. These materials are inexpensive and are the byproducts of manufacturing more expensive materials such as wood veneers. The home is equipped with a rainwater harvesting system and integrated community tap to provide a source of clean running water, which is limited in this Kikuyu village.
The large estate was built with the strict requirement that it balance harmoniously with the surrounding forests and nature. Open air architecture and local materials were used to create the structure.
In the Swahili architecture the makuti roof is used as a structure over the roof of the house to join open areas to enclosed areas (bedrooms and baths). The majority of the estate has no walls to reduce the number of mangrove trees cut for construction.
Local materials such as timber and coral stone ensured that the project had minimal impact on the environment with a very low carbon footprint. Local craftsmen intricately completed the traditional handiwork.
The home is also sustainable using solar energy to generate power. Passive cooling and cross ventilation is used to cool the estate.
The result is the beautiful environmentally friendly home that looks to belong in the forest as much as the parrots and mangroves that surround it.
Each time a person stands up for his ideals or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope and crossing each other from a million different centers of hope and daring, these ripples build current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Let’s join hands with the people of Kenya who’re suffering from one of the gravest terrorist attacks in the world- human butchery.
Team Azaad Pakistan has planned to show it’s solidarity with the people of Kenya by writing personal messages to them. If you’re interested to contribute to this cause, email your message at:
