laura p4
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when they finally sewed the thai-burmese border
burma - moei river - thailand
wall - embankment - boardwalk
monsoon season
dry season
freedom bridge columns
freedom bridge
garment factories
informal border piers
formal border crossing
temporary maintenance scaffolding
stateless refugee settlement
informal border crossings ...
... yet informally supervised ...
... carrying everything you want ...
... anywhere you want ...
... as long as you pay!
first floating structure: safe to sew!
informal customs take their stand
broadening of river for slow calm water ...
... for steady floating structures ...
... hanging on to the bridge columns ...
... and thus expanding downstream!
bracing the scaffolding for permanent use
burmese raise walls - thai add shading
... the continuous settlement expansion ...
... using various floating materials ...
... while a new structure hangs under the bridge ...
... floating gardens give more autonomy ...
... meanwhile “safe to sew” continue construction ...
... an increasing mix of materials is being used ...
... meanwhile the bracing is finished ...
... more luxurious houses appear ...
... meanwhile a façade is being added ...
... floating grids appear somewhat linearly ...
... meanwhile the “safe to sew” façade finalizes ...
... and NGO Cynthia’s clinic moves here to assist!
the hanging factory
elevation of façade construction
elevation, scale 1:50
�rst �oor space A: preparation and assembly
�rst �oor space B: cutting �rst �oor space C: �nalizing
�rst �oor space C: �nalizing
fragment elevation showing façade construction
fragment cross section showing double floors
cement foot within bamboo segment
timber plates fixed with pegs
steel clamps with welded plate
expanding plastic bottle connection
the floating grid
floating foundation - scale 1:20
migrant bags & plastic bottles oil drumrubber tube
floor materials - scale 1:20
bamboo culp fibre cement
floorplan
section
elevation
wood boards
floorplan
section
elevation
floorplan
section
elevation
structure materials - scale 1:20
bamboo teak
floorplan floorplan
elevation elevation elevation
section section section
eucalyptus
floorplan
wall materials - scale 1:20
woven bamboo adobe bags
elevation elevation
planplanplan
elevation
sectionsectionsection
wooden planks
roof materials - scale 1:20
plastic tarp tin sheeting
section
elevation / roof plan elevation / roof plan elevation / roof plan
grass thatch
do it yourself : garbage collection into life protection
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A
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A
B
B
BB
C
C
C
C
a boat appears at the horizon ...
... bringing materials for “safe to sew” ...
... including burmese garments and accesories ...
... cunningly avoiding formal taxes ...
... and dropping the goods at the old factory ...
... where it is checked ...
... and temporarily stored ...
... 1st floor - room A : preparation of rolls ...
... 1st floor - room B : fabric is cut in patterns ...
... ground floor : parts are sewn together ...
... boxed products are moved down ...
... meanwhile a boat awaits the final products ...
... with a truck to be dropped somwhere on shore ...
... but there is still one thing to do ...
... lets pay that officer ...
... just a fraction of what formal taxes would have been ...
... then off to the back road ...
... where formal checkpoints are avoided ...
... the officer is happy ...
... and so are wel all!
but I still have some things to do!
- build bamboo joint details 1:1 ( cum: concrete / steel / plastic / wood )
- make a 1:20 model of the factory ( big! )
- make a site model with a floating grid game
- design your own floating refugee house game
- prove floating bottles on the gracht
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