Project Design Brief for 2010 ESTI Competition

Project Design Brief for 2010 ESTI Competition

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The design submission shall fulfill all design guidelines and requirements as described below, and shall conform to the latest and relevant codes of practice and standard, and buildings safety and health regulations.

Design guidelines and requirements:-

1) Innovativeness and excellence in design

The concept design for the affordable house for the low income people shall preferably be innovative, and/or of new idea using the combined existing engineering solutions, technology and materials in the best way to achieve maximum economic value.

2) Design concept with emphasis on ‘Green’ aspects

The design shall be eco-friendly. The choices of using green materials, green technologies, energy and water saving utilities for the design and construction of the affordable house are encouraged, but a good and well balance between the choices and its economic and social values are preferred.

3) Project brief

- The proposed gross built up area of the house is 50 [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] with a minimum of 45[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] livable areas.

- The type of the proposed house can be detach, semi-detach, link house or terrace house, and single or double story. For the link or terrace house per row shall not exceed 70 M in length.

- The subsoil is soft clay with un-drained shear strength of 15 KPa down to a depth of 5 meters and below which is underlain by a thick dense sand layer of SPT value N>50.

- Where natural disasters such as typhoon, torrential rain and earth quakes are prevalent, the design must take into the consideration of the forces or loads from the natural disasters.

- The proposed house shall complete with basic sanitary, water and light fittings.

- The proposed house is for a family of 2 adults and 3-4 children, and for low income families in less developed rural areas in ASEAN member countries.

- The design submission shall complete with Concept of Design, Sketches, Drawings, Basic Design computation, estimated Bills of Quantity, Cost of Construction per house in USD as well as Cost per meter square in USD, Method and estimated Time of Construction, expected Economic Life Span and its annual Maintenance Cost, and highlight the merits and excellences in the design.