12–14 / Sustainability & team
Sustainability & team
Comfort taken from the fabric of the house, the water it catches and the ground it stands on — and the people who built it.
01 / Sustainability
Sustainability
- Solar power.
- Solar water heating.
- No need to repaint the exterior walls often.
- Harvesting of rain-water.
- Cross-ventilation that reduces the need for air conditioning.
- Energy-saving lamps.
- Warm mahogany floor finishes and a chimney keep the interior warm through the cold seasons.
02 / Water harvesting
Water harvesting
Rain water is harvested from the roof using aluminium gutters and directed through plastic water pipes to storage tanks with a capacity of 10,000 litres.
03 / Landscaping
Landscaping
Hard landscaping
- Cabro on the driveway — it gives a grip and has the density to carry the cars
- Ragged Mazeras on the stairs and circulation spaces within the compound
Soft landscaping
- Natural kikuyu grass
- Traveller’s palm
- Bamboo plant
04 / Acknowledgements
Project team
- Clients
- Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Bol Deng
- Architect / consultant
- Arch. Joash Mrowa Wagogo
- Structural engineer
- Edward Maisiba
- Mechanical & electrical engineer
- Eng. Ochola Peter
- Quantity surveyor
- Felix Wekesa
- Photographer
- Danstan Wanyonyi