We Build

Community Initiative and Exhibition; Sydney, 2017-2018
Huge collaboration, full list of team credits here; drawings and photography by myself; models built with B. Dixon

This project is a close collaboration with the local Freswind community in Vanuatu to conceive, fundraise for, and construct a new school, replacing the one devastated by cyclone Pam in 2015. Situated in a region prone to recurring natural disasters, the project goes beyond providing a resilient shelter; it prioritizes thermal comfort in all seasons and affordability. The design integrates multifunctional spaces suitable for teaching, learning, and communal activities, enhancing natural ventilation and lighting through features like windcatchers and adjustable windows, and indigenous woven bamboo sheets for interior cladding. Notably, the modular design lays the groundwork for potential community-wide expansion. A construction handbook is collectively made and distributed for people to build in the future according to their needs.

1:20 model